SNAP Food Stamps payments arrive each month to the millions of United States citizens who have this benefit activated. This monthly check does not arrive on the same day for everyone, as can happen with Supplemental Security Income. The SNAP Food Stamps payment appears on different days depending on the State in which we live.…

When Samantha Trotta, owner of Wild Harvested Esthetics, presents one of her natural skin-care or perfume products to a customer for purchase, she feels “as if I am serving them my heart.” Trotta said that’s because she and her husband, Dustin Adams, who works alongside her, put “1,000%” of themselves into the perfumes and richly-scented…

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Executive Director Dwayne Hopkins, center, chats with Doug Norton and Cindi Leonard on May 22 as they bag up whole chickens for clients to pick up the following day at the South Portland Food Cupboard. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer Every week, Dwayne Hopkins feels like he’s rolling the dice and hoping the South Portland Food Cupboard…

Executive Director Dwayne Hopkins, center, chats with Doug Norton and Cindi Leonard on May 22 as they bag up whole chickens for clients to pick up the following day at the South Portland Food Cupboard. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer Every week, Dwayne Hopkins feels like he’s rolling the dice and hoping the South Portland Food Cupboard…

Thai Tree’s som tum Korat with grilled shrimp, shredded green papaya, tomatoes, green beans, palm sugar and lime, served with sticky rice. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer Timing has never been my strongest suit. I’ll never be a stand-up comic, elite tennis player, ballroom dancer or airline pilot. But this week, I caught a break. As I…

Thai Tree’s som tum Korat with grilled shrimp, shredded green papaya, tomatoes, green beans, palm sugar and lime, served with sticky rice. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer Timing has never been my strongest suit. I’ll never be a stand-up comic, elite tennis player, ballroom dancer or airline pilot. But this week, I caught a break. As I…

Diana Moreno immigrated from Bogota, Colombia, with her parents to Fort Lauderdale in 1999 when she was 15 years old. She tried out the product line from Herbalife, and at 18, right out of high school, she became an independent distributor in 2002 after seeing results. Before opening Revolution Wellness in 2021, Moreno owned a…

Having grown up in Iowa, Elizabeth Nelson is no stranger to farming. She fondly remembers visiting her grandparent’s farm, traipsing through the fields in front of their big red barn, and eating meals with fruits and vegetables from the garden.  Since then, Nelson has coupled her love of gardening with her heart for people by…

Having grown up in Iowa, Elizabeth Nelson is no stranger to farming. She fondly remembers visiting her grandparent’s farm, traipsing through the fields in front of their big red barn, and eating meals with fruits and vegetables from the garden.  Since then, Nelson has coupled her love of gardening with her heart for people by…