ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (WCAX) - Community food organizations across the region work to put a Thanksgiving meal on your table.

In rural Vermont, that can be easier said than done. Feeding America data shows Vermonters in the Northeast Kingdom are most reliant on SNAP benefits.

In Saint Johnsbury, community food resources were a lifeline during the SNAP delay and now the holiday season, but it can be tricky to keep up.

Michael McCaffrey of The Mustard Seed is hard at work preparing a Thanksgiving feast for Saint Johnsbury.

“We should roughly have about 60 pounds of turkey. I’m going to casserole that aspect of it. We’ll have mashed potatoes, squash, stuffing,” said McCaffrey.

He’ll serve it at The Mustard Seed, a soup kitchen in the heart of town.

One employee has his fingers crossed it’s

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