Comment | June 26, 2012 | By The Editors | Photographs by Rebecca McAlpin
In our latest issue, Ann Monroe profiles Daniel Bowman Simon, a young entrepreneur who discovered a 1973 provision in the food stamp legislation that no one knew about–literally only one other person had ever heard of it– which said that food stamps could also be spent seeds and plants.
1 comment | October 20, 2010 | By Brian Halweil | Photographs by Jennifer Becker
Amidst the recent broohah over Mayor Bloomberg’s proposal to bar Gotham’s food stamp users from buying sodas and other sugary drinks, we were impressed when Representative Anthony Weiner, Democratic congressman for the city’s 9th district, announced perhaps a more constructive—and…
Comment | September 22, 2010 | By Gabrielle Langholtz
When you think of farmers markets — which we do, often — you probably don’t think of wireless technology. The timeless trade under the tents is typically “cash only” and anyone looking to pay for their cauliflower with anything other…