When SNAP Dries Up: How The Lake's Food Banks Work & Why Localism Is Better | Ep 28 w/ Shana Aubuschon

Hot take: local generosity eats national dysfunction for lunch. Shana Aubuschon has seen a lot during her time at Share the Harvest Food Pantry. From elderly folks on a fixed income who only take the canned goods (they leave the fresh veggies for the younger families) to food bank hoppers, they serve 600 families every month, right here in Camden County. Shana took a moment away from a busy time at the food pantry — with seasonal layoffs, holiday surges, and SNAP on pause — to talk about how Share the Harvest works, why local generosity and volunteering makes a world of difference, and how their food pantry rescues a million pounds of groceries a year from local grocery stores: that's food that would have been thrown in the dumpster. (Note: since recording, SNAP benefits have been reinstated. But the point remains: federal solutions are no way to care for local communities.)