by Sam Smith | Aug 18, 2026 | Blog
How One Bag of Groceries Changes a Week It starts with a grocery list. Someone in our community stands in the cereal aisle — the same one Maria stood in a few weeks ago — but this time, they’re not doing math for themselves. They’re picking up an extra box...
by Sam Smith | Aug 11, 2026 | Blog
A few weeks ago I was invited to meet with a group of prominent members of the community, both to network and to introduce the Georgetown Neighborhood Food Project. One attendee worked for a large company I was somewhat familiar with, but I learned that the company...
by Sam Smith | Aug 4, 2026 | Blog
Jennifer stands in the cereal aisle, doing math in her head. The whole-grain option costs $2 more than the others. Even though she thinks it’s better for her family, when she multiplies that by the four other “healthier” swaps on her list, and she’s... by Sam Smith | Jul 28, 2026 | Blog
If you had to guess what food insecurity looks like, you might picture something dramatic — empty shelves, desperation, a crisis you’d spot from a mile away. Many people take that picture a bit farther, imagining racial or geographic factors that are often signs...
by Sam Smith | Jul 14, 2026 | Blog
A Common Misconception Recently, one of our Neighborhood Coordinators received a note from a longtime supporter of the Georgetown Neighborhood Food Project. The note raised a fair question, one we suspect many people have wondered but never asked out loud: If a...
