Coastsiders stretch dollars at farmers market
At the farmers market, doubling oneâs money has been a literal possibility that helped more families access fresh produce at a time of mounting job loss and rising food insecurity in the country. This season, the Coastside Farmers Market saw an increase in its matching programs that essentially doubled the $55,000 shoppers had in hand into about $110,000 they could actually spend on produce. That seemingly magical conversion was possible through two programs that the farmers market administers. The first is Market Match, which doubles the money granted through the federal Supplemental Nu...
Source: hmbreview.com