Food price inflation is easing, but community groups across Nova Scotia are scrambling to meet growing demand from people who aren't feeling any relief on their grocery bills.

According to figures from Statistics Canada's consumer price index, price growth for groceries hit a 40-year high about 18 months ago. In November 2022, grocery prices were growing at a rate of 13.1 per cent in Nova Scotia, and 11.4 per cent nationally.

Since then, food prices have continued to go up, but the rate of increa…