Tag Archives: Food

Area service providers, including the Hoosier Hills Food Bank, are stocking up in order to cover the so-called SNAP Gap, following the federal government shutdown; The City of Bloomington began an extensive survey of municipal trees, last week; Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton will give his annual State of the City Address, on Thursday night; The Indiana House of Representatives passed a preliminary state …

As the opioid crisis continues to effect communities across Indiana, the number of incarcerated individuals in county jails and state prisons has grown; The Monroe County Election Board reviewed late filings of campaign finance forms in their meeting, last week; The Monroe County Community School Corporation is accepting donations for its food assistance fund; The City of Columbus is moving forward with a …

Recent drops in temperatures can exacerbate the problems faced by those experiencing homelessness. The National Health Care for the Homeless Council says hypothermia can set in at anywhere from 32 – 50 degrees Fahrenheit. When it gets cold, body heat escapes through the skin and internal temperatures can drop to dangerous lows. In Bloomington, The Shalom Community Center provides shelter, …

Congress is currently reconciling the Senate and House of representatives respective Farm Bills, both of which won largely partisan support. Among the proposed changes are increases in requirements for Hoosiers to qualify for SNAP benefits – formerly called food stamps. In today’s Feature Report, WFHB Correspondent Jonah Chester takes us through how the proposed changes could effect Hoosiers, particularly when it …

Locutor e invitados, Erick, Damian, Stephanie, y Maria, hablan sobre lo que significa al ser latino.  Comentan sobre lo que significa ser chicano y la diferencia entre Latino e Hispano. Host and guests, Erick, Damian, Stephanie, and Maria talk about what it means to be Latino. They talk about the difference between Latino and Hispanic and what it means to …

Tonight’s Standing Room Only will feature a variety of stories about Food and Memory from Rachel Bahr’s classroom at the Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship. These students wrote a short story about a recipe that is important to themselves or to their culture and recorded their anecdote for this show. The format of this program will be a little different; …

Come meet the folks that help keep WFHB Community Radio on the airwaves at GarlicFEST & Community Art Fair on September 3rd & 4th! A yearly festival,  GarlicFEST & Community Art Fair features food, live music, local artists, a kidzone, cooking competitions, healthy eating education, a beer garden, and more. WFHB will be on hand to answer questions, recruit new membership, and accept donations during …

Hostess Johann Mercado and Sandra Santana bring us a special holiday program with Traditions of Christmas Eve and New Year’s from different countries of Latin America. Listen to all the different food being cooked and desserts from countries like Mexico, Colombia, Guatemala, Chile and so on. Listen to the events of the week and the segment of “Desde los pasillos.” …

Episode Two: Food In this episode of “Around the Table”, listen to hear about the food culture of Bloomington. Around the Table correspondent Nash Hott speaks with local restaurant owners Daniel Orr of Farm Bloomington and David Tallent of Restaurant Tallent. Plus, we hear about your favorite places to dine out in Bloomington, in our Voices in the Street segment. …