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Food is medicine. But affordability is an obstacle to families getting that food.
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23 Jul 2024
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16 Jul 2024
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Bernard: Farm Bill roundtable addresses Oklahoma hunger crisis
The Journal Record
08 Jul 2024
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24 Jun 2024
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Food is medicine. But affordability is an obstacle to families getting that food.
The Des Moines Register
24 Jun 2024
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Newstalk SNAP fruits and vegetables benefits
Wichita - KWCH 12 News
24 May 2024
![Farmers market table with several baskets of fresh tomatoes in the foreground and two vendors unloading more produce in the background.](https://fruitvegincentives.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/FairFoodNetwork_Detroit061714-137-400x400.jpg)
23 Apr 2024
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CalFresh program aims to help low income residents with food access
Fox 40 – Sacramento
12 Apr 2024
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VA group helps SNAP/EBT users afford fresh foods
Public Service News
12 Apr 2024
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18 Mar 2024
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01 Mar 2024
![Produce section in Harvest Market, an independent grocery store in Fort Bragg, California.](https://fruitvegincentives.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Supermarket-News-Feb-2024-400x400.jpg)
How to be the ‘heart of the community’
Supermarket News
12 Feb 2024
![Elderly grocery shoppers selecting fresh fruits and vegetables in the produce section of HyVee, a grocery store in Sioux City, Iowa that participates in Double Up Food Bucks.](https://fruitvegincentives.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/KTIV-e1705945083932-400x400.jpg)
Double Up Food Bucks helping EBT users buy more produce
SIOUX CITY – KTIV
22 Jan 2024
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21 Dec 2023
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01 Dec 2023
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Double Up Food Bucks helps Detroit senior access fresh food
Planet Detroit
13 Nov 2023
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Legislature Should Permanently Fund DA BUX Program
Honolulu Civil Beat
01 Nov 2023
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01 Oct 2023
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Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance Endorses Legislation Addressing Research, Nutrition, and Trade
AndNowUKnow
21 Sep 2023
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Nutrition Program Would Expand Access to Healthy Foods in Rural Arkansas
Public News Service
06 Sep 2023
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CSPI supports bill to strengthen SNAP fruit and vegetable incentives
Center for Science in the Public Interest
05 Sep 2023
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30 Aug 2023
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Fruit and vegetable ‘prescriptions’ may lead to better heart health
Fruit and vegetable ‘prescriptions’ may lead to better heart health
29 Aug 2023
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Letter: Federal program for locally sourced food deserves expansion
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
19 Aug 2023
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GusNIP Efforts Impacting Rural Communities – and Economies
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture
16 Aug 2023
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14 Aug 2023
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01 Aug 2023
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25 Jul 2023
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CSPI urges Congress to support fruit and vegetable benefits for people with low incomes in the 2023 Farm Bill
Center for Science in the Public Interest
25 Jul 2023
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17 Jul 2023
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16 Jul 2023
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Are Lawmakers Seeking Healthy Limits on Junk Food or Acting as Food Police?
The Wall Street Journal
20 Jun 2023
![A person extending a tray of fresh radishes, corn, beets and peppers.](https://fruitvegincentives.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/FarmBill-Priorities-Incentives-400x400.png)
The Farm Bill Can Both Feed and Heal the Nation
Boston Globe
05 Jun 2023
![A basket of fresh fruit and vegetables including strawberries, broccoli, carrots and grapes.](https://fruitvegincentives.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/produce-vegetables-770x439_c-400x400.jpg)
VeggieRx Program Growing in Size and Impact for 2023
Building Indiana Business
26 May 2023
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Expanding Double Up Bucks is Essential for Reducing Food Insecurity
The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
25 May 2023
![The hands of two women passing a bunch of beets between each-other at a farmers market.](https://fruitvegincentives.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/FarmBill-GetInvolved-Updated-400x400.png)
Win-Win-Win of Nutrition Incentives
Fair Food Network
19 May 2023
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Local Farms and Food Act Strengthens Regional Food Economies Across the US
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
27 Apr 2023
![A customer wearing a red backpack, selecting fresh produce from a local market stand.](https://fruitvegincentives.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/MARTA-market-5-scaled-e1681841291303-400x400.jpg)
People Won’t Be Able to Eat Healthier Unless We Make It Possible
Union of Concerned Scientists
18 Apr 2023