Blake Farmer
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146 appearances
14 recordings
2 series
first heard Nov 2025
last heard 10 Apr
Blake Farmer’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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It's been adding pop-up sites in the region over the last two weeks, but organizers say they're running out of food and turning people away.
For NPR News, I'm Blake Farmer in Hickman County, Tennessee.
A nonprofit called One Gin Away that serves Tennessee and Alabama has been adding more opportunities to get food as it becomes available, and right now the demand far outstrips the supply.
Peggy Martin's raising three grandkids and says she's using the free groceries to fill the gap left by $500 in federal food benefits she normally receives.
Martin says she's worried for those who aren't as self-sufficient.
More than 40 million Americans rely on the food assistance program.
For NPR News, I'm Blake Farmer in Hickman County, Tennessee.
Cars and trucks started lining up hours before the start time, some before dawn.
Crystal Tipton is among the more than 41 million Americans who rely on the benefits.
She says she's never used a food pantry before.
The nonprofit that organized this food distribution, called One Gin Away, has seen demand spike by more than 300 percent.
It's been adding pop-up sites in the region over the last two weeks, but organizers say they're running out of food and turning people away.
For NPR News, I'm Blake Farmer in Hickman County, Tennessee.
A nonprofit called One Gin Away that serves Tennessee and Alabama has been adding more opportunities to get food as it becomes available, and right now the demand far outstrips the supply.
Peggy Martin's raising three grandkids and says she's using the free groceries to fill the gap left by $500 in federal food benefits she normally receives.
Martin says she's worried for those who aren't as self-sufficient.
More than 40 million Americans rely on the food assistance program.
For NPR News, I'm Blake Farmer in Hickman County, Tennessee.
This crisis is in the administration's hands.
It's all them, not anyone else.
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