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Jane Richey / May 9, 2012

$4 Million for Farmers’ Markets to Accept Food Stamps

The federal government is spending $4 million to help hook up farmers and low-income customers.

Currently, fewer than a quarter of the nation’s roughly 7,100 farmers markets are set up to use the Electronic Benefit Transfer system, or food stamps. But Kathleen Merrigan, deputy secretary of agriculture, said she hopes these grants will bring another 4,000 of those outlets on line with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

“SNAP participation at farmers’ markets helps provide fresh fruit and vegetables to families and expands the customer base for local farmers — a win-win for agriculture and local communities,” she said in a statement.

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Filed Under: Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets Tagged With: Electronic Benefit Transfer system, farmers markets, food stamps, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

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