Editorial: Meeting hunger needs Volunteers at Stone Soup Cafe and members of the Greenfield Police and Fire departments unload food boxes to be distributed at Stone Soup Cafe on Main Street. STAFF FILE PHOTO/MARY BYRNE Published: 2/28/2021 7:08:22 AM A few years ago, Congressman Jim McGovern toured the region’s farms touting an initiative that would allow those who received a food budget through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to spend their benefits buying fresh produce at local farmers’ markets. It was an innovative approach to meeting the nutritional needs of vulnerable populations — creative, but unsurprising, given the region’s affinity for compassion, especially when it comes to those facing food insecurity.