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National Food Waste Prevention Week events scheduled in Lane, Douglas counties

A number of events in Lane and Douglas counties will recognize the importance of preventing food waste as part of National Food Waste Prevention Week, local officials said.

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Farmer's Markets For All: Low-Income Food Program Grows In Lane Co.

1:00 KLCC's Tiffany Eckert reports a recent grant will extend and expand the Double Up Food Bucks program to make locally grown fruits, veggies, herbs, beans and nuts more accessible and affordable to low income Lane County residents.   Double Up Food Bucks upon a bed of fresh spinach at a farm market stand in Lane County. Credit Willamette Farm and Food Coalition Double Up Food Bucks is well-known to folks who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, or SNAP. It amounts to a coupon for up to $10.00, per market day, that can be spent at local farmer’s markets.  Rachael Ward of Willamette Farm and Food Coalition says the Food Bucks program makes fresh fruits, veggies, and beans a healthy option for customers. It also pays local growers.

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