Double Up Food Bucks

DUFB soars, thanks to our on-the-ground partners

Sep 16, 2011 @ 10:48 AM by FFN with [0] comments
Bridge card sign at Capitol Lawn

This is the first post in a series about our partners in the Double Up Food Bucks program. Stay tuned to learn more about the many committed individuals and organizations it takes to make DUFB fly.

For the last three years, the Michigan Farmers Market Association (MIFMA) and its parent organization, Michigan Food and Farming Systems (MIFFS), have organized two farmers’ markets each summer on the Capitol Lawn, bringing farmers and food producers from all over the state together to showcase the strength and diversity of Michigan’s food and agriculture industry.

A Michigan Nonprofit Serves Up a Double Deal for Healthier Eating

Jun 29, 2011 @ 1:03 PM by FFN with [0] comments
Double Up Food Bucks billboard 2010

(Note: The full article is available here courtesy of The Chronicle of Philanthropy.)

Incentives are often referred to as “carrots.” But the Fair Food Network is also counting on broccoli, peaches, tomatoes, blueberries, and green beans.

With its Double Up Food Bucks program, the Ann Arbor, Mich., nonprofit organization seeks to improve poor communities’ access to healthy, nutritious food while at the same time aiding Michigan’s farmers and rural economy.

Double Up Food Bucks - 2011 Evaluation Report

Fair Food Network completed an evaluation of its Double Up Food Bucks (DUFB) incentive program for 2011. This report, a part of a three-year evaluation, is assessing DUFB's effectiveness in leveraging federal SNAP resources to improve access to fresh fruits and vegetables for shoppers on federal food assistance while strengthening and diversifying farm economies.

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Fair Food Network's Double Up Food Bucks success continues

Oct 5, 2010 @ 1:47 AM by admin with [0] comments

Program expands to Washtenaw County and Battle Creek with New Grant

Rachel Chadderdon, Double Up Food Bucks Project Manager

Sep 8, 2010 @ 3:45 PM by admin with [0] comments

Rachel Chadderdon, Double Up Food Bucks Project Manager, speaks at the Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers Market on Tuesday September 7th. Double Up Food Bucks matches food stamp dollars spent at farmers market for Michigan fruits and vegetables up to $20 a market day.

Oran Hesterman's vision for Double Up Food Bucks

Sep 8, 2010 @ 3:42 PM by admin with [1] comments

Oran Hesterman of the Fair Food Network speaks at the Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers Market on Tuesday September 7th.

Congressman Dingell launches Double Up Food Bucks in Washtenaw County, MI

Sep 8, 2010 @ 2:34 PM by admin with [0] comments

Congressman Dingell speaks at the Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers Market, along with Oran Hesterman of the Fair Food Network, and Amanda Edmonds of Growing Hope on Tuesday September 7th, at the Downtown

Amanda Edmonds of Growing Hope extols farmers market benefits

Sep 8, 2010 @ 2:30 PM by admin with [0] comments

Amanda Edmonds of Growing Hope speaks at the Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers Market on Tuesday September 7th.

Double up food bucks and food policy with the Fair Food Network

Jul 12, 2010 @ 6:21 PM by admin with [0] comments

According to the Michigan Food Stamp Calculator, a single person earning $1,000 in Social Security income a month, with a $300 monthly rent payment, would be eligible for $66 in food stamp benefits that month.

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