July 2012 Blog Posts

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Program aims to bring local produce into low-income homes
Posted Jul 25, 2012 @ 9:42 AM
Randi Dale and her 15-year-old daughter walked away from the farmers market in Battle Creek on Wednesday with bags full of locally-grown corn, cantaloupe, peaches and cucumbers. But instead of cash, the Battle Creek resident made her purchase with a different type of currency — tokens, provided by the Double Up Food Bucks (DUFB) program. “It helps me in so many ways,” Dale said. “It allows my kids and my family to eat healthy.”
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2012 Farm Bill Clears House Hurdle
Posted Jul 24, 2012 @ 1:36 PM
In the early hours of July 12, the House Agriculture Committee passed the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act (H.R. 6083 AKA the Farm Bill) on a bipartisan vote of 35-11.
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Fair Food List Spotlight: Detroit Black Community Food Security Network
Posted Jul 23, 2012 @ 1:58 PM
Meet Malik Yakini, Co-Founder, and Executive Director Detroit Black Community Food Security Network
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The Economic Case for Food Stamps
Posted Jul 19, 2012 @ 3:13 PM
Congress is planning to cut up to $16 billion from low-income food aid over the next five years. But research shows that every dollar spent on assistance pays for itself and grows the economy. Cherries and berries for sale at the Westmoreland Berry Farm stand at the Arlington Farmers' Market in Arlington, Virginia (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
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Getting Food Stamp Users to Farmers Markets Paying off for Farmers
Posted Jul 19, 2012 @ 2:54 PM
A little boy, seven or eight years old, walks up to the farmers’ market stall in Grand Rapids and asks for some “bubblegum plums and blackberries.” Full of confidence, he hands over tokens that double the value of his family’s food stamp benefits and tells the farmer: “The plums are for me, and the blackberries are for my Mom.”
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DUFB Summer 2012 Launch: Detroit Edition
Posted Jul 19, 2012 @ 2:16 PM
What do you get when you mix 17 Fair Food Network (FFN) volunteers, 8 FFN staff, 7 community organizers, 4 market managers, and the one and only Detroit Eastern Market together? You guessed it—the 2012 Double Up Food Bucks Summer Launch Celebration!
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Detroit Eastern Market Hosts "Double Up Food Bucks"
Posted Jul 18, 2012 @ 3:28 PM
During a special event at the popular Eastern Market, Metro Detroiters who receive Bridge Card food assistance may learn how to double the value when they purchase Michigan-grown fresh fruits and vegetables. An open house for the Fair Food Network's "Double Up Food Bucks" project is slated for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 14, at the Eastern Market site on Russell Street between Mack and Gratiot avenues.
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