This is the first installment of our new series, Faces of the Farm Bill, where we humanize the real-world impacts of ag policy. We interview Esperanza Fonseca about her experience as a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipient and her thoughts on what’s needed to change food-assistance policies to keep people from going hungry.
Over the course of this year, we plan to spotlight people whose lives have been shaped by farm bill policies—from those reliant on nutrition assistance to new and beginning farmers to Native Americans, BIPOC, and other historically marginalized farmers.