NAHANT — A farmer’s market-style food program is helping feed local veterans in Nahant with fresh produce, eggs, and other groceries each month.
Rather than relying solely on canned and shelf-stable foods, the program through the Greater Boston Food Bank supplies fresh foods like vegetables and eggs for more than 600 agencies in Eastern Massachusetts.
The food bank started its efforts in 2011, and the American Legion Post 215 in Nahant caught wind of it five years later. With a large veteran population, the town wanted to get involved to serve those who provided for the country, Anna Manzano, a veteran and American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) member, said…