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Advocating for Local Solutions
Hannah Fuller April 19, 2021While accepting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits at your farmers market is a great first step towards increasing community participation, many market operators find there may be barriers to accessing the necessary equipment to do so. Because SNAP Benefits are loaded on to a government issued payment card, called Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), accepting…
Open Letter to FNS
Stephanie Fenty September 18, 2019The following letter was sent to FNS in September of 2019 on behalf of markets and the organizations that support them around the country. See the PDF here. Brandon Lipps Deputy Under Secretary Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services United States Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave SW Washington DC 20250 Dear Mr. Lipps, In a…
