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Date: 2020-05-06

"SNAP and Pandemic EBT recipients are patronizing farmers markets at record rates"
By Laura Reiley
Dec. 3, 2020 at 7:00 a.m. EST
"The Trump administration is putting more fresh fruit and vegetables in the hands of low-income Americans"
"The amount of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits — the food assistance formerly called food stamps — redeemed at farmers markets has steadily increased over the summer months because of key changes at the Agriculture Department and expanded funding of food benefits for low-income families and school-age children during the pandemic, the USDA said.
The amount reached $1.4 million in May and continued to trend upward over the summer, reaching $1.75 million in September, the USDA said. That is a 50 percent increase over last year, according to anti-hunger advocates."
“It should be a right for everyone to have access to good food,” she said. “Even better whenever we can contribute to our local community. I’m always for helping small businesses.” Lynn Hunter, 25
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/03/snap-pandemic-ebt-farmers-markets/
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"Farmers markets are leading the way on creating a sustainable, safe local economy" 
Opinion by Josh Kaplowitz
May 29, 2020 at 7:00 a.m. EDT
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/local-opinions/farmers-markets-are-leading-the-way-on-creating-a-sustainable-safe-local-economy/2020/05/28/98eb121e-99f7-11ea-ac72-3841fcc9b35f_story.html