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Food banks and organizations like United Way Lower Eastern Shore are preparing for a surge in need after Saturday, November 1st, if federal funding for SNAP benefits is frozen. Tune into WBOC News at 6 to hear how some local groups are looking for other resources of support and bracing for the weeks ahead. | WBOC TV 16 Delmarva's News Leader

The food forest at Conquest Preserve on Maryland’s Eastern Shore includes five acres of native edible species. When they start ripening in coming months, the public is welcome to pick from rows of indigenous fruits like highbush blueberry and black chokeberry. Because these food species are native to the region, their flowers are an ideal source of food for pollinators and their leaves feed additional insects that then become food for birds. Native plants also tend to require less water and fert