If you are a federal employee impacted by the government shutdown, Carrot Tree Kitchens has you covered.

The restaurant and bakery, which has locations in James City County just outside Williamsburg and in Yorktown, recently began offering a free lunch for federal employees who have been laid off or furloughed due to the ongoing government shutdown.

“Through the years, through every shutdown, Carrot Tree has stood up when the government stood down,” the restaurant wrote on its Facebook page earlier this week, “and here we go again. … If the government isn’t giving you a check — neither are we!”

Glenn Helseth, co-owner of the nearly 35-year-old bakery, said he and his staff plan to support those affected by the shutdown — now in its third week — until it’s over.

“We’re here for you, you

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