Note: On day 4 of Hunger Action Week, I received this tweet about the Hunger Challenge: “@UnitedWayKC a bunch of anoretic bloggers eat beans 4 wk & then write how mean poor people are in response. this helps strving families HOW?” I thought for a awhile about how I should respond. Then I wrote, “What is about the Hunger Challenge that makes you angry?” and invited the person to send me an e-mail fully explaining her position. Her name is Marisa Miller and this is…

Hunger Action Week is here!  For many in Seattle and King County, that means taking the Hunger Challenge.  For others, that means volunteering at a local food bank, contacting their legislators, and donating to local efforts to end hunger in our community.  There is one goal for all of this – ending hunger in our communities.  We can do it, if we all come together.

It’s a timely start for Hunger Action Week.  “Policy Affects Policy“, a report about public assistance programs like…

Can you feed yourself for only $7 a day for five days? This is the maximum food stamp benefit for an individual.

United Way of King County’s Hunger Challenge is an exercise of empathy—to live in someone else’s shoes for one week and learn how you can help fight hunger in our community. You can choose to do the challenge with your partner or family.

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, KOMO radio host Brian Calvert and the following food bloggers are already signed up to take…

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Self-Rising Flour’s Bran Muffins with Golden Raisins
$8.17 for 16 muffins or about .51 cents a muffin.

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups wheat bran
3/4 cup unsalted butter, plus more for pan
1/4 cup plus 2 TBS brown sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups sour cream
2 TBS unsulfured molasses
8 ounces golden raisins