It has been a busy few weeks in Montpelier and we've now crossed the mid-point of the Vermont state legislative session, called “crossover” under the golden dome in Montpelier.

A new survey reported by CNN on 3/12/26 reveals that many Americans are skipping meals to pay for rising health care costs: “Roughly one-third of respondents – equivalent to more than 82 million Americans – said they have had to cut back on at least one daily living expense to cover their health care bills, according to the survey of nearly 20,000 adults.” 

Now that you’ve learned a bit about our food sources and distribution routes (see Part Two and Part Three in this series), you may be wondering: what happens once the food arrives to one of the three Vermont Foodbank distribution centers?