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Dive into Ohio’s intense preparation strategy, moving beyond pantry staples to ensure survival against both natural and man-made threats. Discover why community and advanced stockpiling are taking center stage in the Buckeye State. Why Ohio is Going Beyond Just Pantry Staples: The State’s Quiet Preparation for the Unknown Are Ohioans privy to some secret we don’t know? Their massive stockpiles and unexpected additions might have you wondering if there’s a conspiracy afoot! There’s a silent storm brewing in the heartland of America. And no, it’s not another tornado. It’s the rapid, deliberate, and complex preparations Ohioans are making, far beyond...

A Loyola University professor is claiming that organized pantries are rooted in “racist and sexist social structures,” and that the new so-called “pantry porn” trend, in which people show off their “neatly aligned glass spice jars tagged with printed white labels” and “wicker baskets filled with packages of pasta, crackers and snacks,” has become a status symbol for white women. Associate professor Jenna Drenten wrote an op-ed for the website, the Conversation, in which she reacted to what she calls “pantry porn,” a phenomenon where “obsessively organized kitchens” have become “a new status symbol” on social media.

Food pantries and food banks struggled to meet demand this Thanksgiving, just weeks after food stamp cuts for millions of Americans took effect. On Nov. 1, the 47 million people who rely on food stamps — also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — saw a decrease in benefits when Congress allowed a 2009 program funding boost to expire. As a result, a family of four will receive $36 less in food stamps in November and each month thereafter, according to the USDA. “All of our food banks have really ratcheted up what they have had to serve,”...