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People Won’t Be Able to Eat Healthier Unless We Make It Possible
Union of Concerned Scientists





Argus Farm Stop works to help expand diversity in farming and agriculture
Washtenaw United


How Fair Food Network is Reshaping Investment Norms to Fight Wealth Inequity
ImpactAlpha


Temporary Pause on Food Assistance Produce Program Lifts in January
Detroit Free Press



To Promote Equity, Include These Key Provisions In Upcoming Nutrition Legislation
Health Affairs

Fair Food Network Repairs the World Through Food
The Detroit Jewish News
In the Detroit Jewish News - our Founder, CEO, and soon-to-be Resident Champion Oran Hesterman shares how he believes we can repair the world through food: “When we start with food, we can build a path toward better community health and economic opportunity, as well as environmental resistance.


Fair Food Network Announces New CEO


Black Farmer Fund Is Reimagining U.S. Agricultural Finance, on Farmers’ Terms
ImpactAlpha

Farms for Tomorrow Podcast: Kathy Sample & Bill Brinkerhoff, Argus Farm Shop
Resilience


Bringing Black Farmers And Food Businesses Into The Fold Requires Reparative Capital
Blavity

A Boost to Nutrition Assistance During Pandemic Is A Boost To Farmers’ Markets
FoodPrint



New Coalition Aims to Support Black Farmers in Ypsilanti and Throughout Washtenaw County
Second Wave Media


Fair Food Network Stepped Up to Meet the Moment
The Crazy Wisdom Community Journal

Beyond ‘Food Deserts’: America Needs a New Approach to Mapping Food Insecurity
Brookings




Report: National Nutrition Incentive Program Assists 190 Organizations in Improving Community Nutrition, Health Outcomes
Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition

Interview with Lolita Nunn, Investor Relations Officer for the Fair Food Fund Network
Integrated Capital Investing

Black Farmer Fund launches a Pilot Fund with Fair Food Network’s Fair Food Fund
Black Farmer Fund

‘The Canary in the Coal Mine of Our Broken Food System.’ How Impact Investing Can Help Eliminate Hunger
InvestmentNews
Zero Hunger. The answer to hunger is not just more food. Mark Watson, Dan Horan and Quiana Broden help Liz and Steve explain how eliminating hunger requires a focus on the total food system. The solution comes from producing and distributing healthy food sustainably, at a cost everyone can afford, and that supports the food producers. The Fair Food Fund utilizes impact investments to back entrepreneurs who are supporting their communities with food-based businesses, such as a black-woman-owned firm bringing a plant-based diet to Detroit.



Stateside: Travel ban reversed; MI’s first absentee ballot fight; food insecurity solutions
Michigan Radio


GusNIP NTAE Center Awards $500K in Capacity Building Grants







What more states allowing SNAP recipients to buy food online means for food security
Civil Eats

Double Up Food Bucks: Helping provide healthy fruits, vegetables, one county at a time
Michigan Farm News

Now Available: 2020 Double Up Farmers Market Applications
Applications are now available for the Double Up Food Buck Programs at Farmers Markets and with Direct Marketing Sites. If you would like to bring Double Up for the first time to your farmers market or direct marketing site, submit an online application by Jan. 31 at 5 p.m. Farmers Markets who participated in Double Up in 2019 do not need to reapply.

As nutrition incentives for SNAP recipients expand, will local farmers still benefit?
FoodPrint

Stateside: Why the DNR okayed wolf killings; citizen activists on PEAS; expanding food assistance
Michigan Radio




USDA selects Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition & Fair Food Network as leads for new national evaluation and technical assistance center
Effort part of GusNIP program expanded in 2018 Farm Bill supporting nutrition incentive programs

Evaluating a USDA program that gives SNAP participants financial incentives to buy fresh produce in supermarkets
Health Affairs


Fair Food Network Appoints Mark Nicholson as Policy Director








An unlikely allies interview with Capital Impact Partners, the Fair Food Network, and FEAST Detroit
SOCAP's podcast series, Money + Meaning






Double Up SNAP Incentives Expand to Groceries in Five States
$1.5 million in new federal support announced to expand the Double Up Food Bucks produce incentive program to grocery stores in five states, reaching nearly one million SNAP recipients.

Michigan Congressman hopes to expand funding for food programs that incentivize healthy eating
WCMU Public Radio

Oran Hesterman on Dollars and Change
Wharton Business Radio
Oran Hesterman, President & CEO of the Fair Food Network, joins hosts Sherryl Kuhlman and Sandi Hunt on Dollars and Change.

Food Assistance Panel at Consumer Federation of America Food Policy Conference
C-SPAN

Flint’s recovery begins with a carrot: How a unique program is healing the city.
Bridge Magazine

In Striking Nationwide Trend, Hospitals Take on Hunger to Improve Overall Health
Civil Eats

New Study Shows Initial Success for a Healthy Food Incentive Program for Low-Income Detroiters
MHealth Lab









Double Up Food Bucks Continues Growth, Innovation Across U.S.
New federal, state, and private support fuels growth of SNAP incentives increasing healthy food access, supporting farmers.






Michigan Good Food Fund Tops $10.5 Million Milestone in Statewide Good Food Investments
Projects span state and sector featuring retail and processing businesses.

Michigan Healthy Food Loan Fund Passes $10M in Investments
Associated Press
A loan and grant fund designed to boost access to healthy food in underserved Michigan communities has made more than $10 million in investments.


The demand for 'local' food is growing — here's why investors should pay attention
Business Insider
There’s a huge investment and business opportunity sitting right under everyone's noses: local food.

From founding farmer to fair food movement champion
University of California Santa Cruz



Doubling Up Healthy, Local Produce at California Groceries
Civil Eats
A program launched this month in Northern California aims to make buying local fruits and vegetables in grocery stores more affordable for low-income shoppers.

Five-minute chats in the waiting room may prompt families to eat more fruits, vegetables
Science Daily


National Co+op Grocers Donates $50,000 to Fair Food Network on Behalf of Food Co-ops
National Co-Op Grocers


Fair Food Network: Dedicated to building a more just and sustainable food system
WKAR

House Agriculture Committee concludes two-year review of the past, present and future of SNAP
High Plains/Midwest Ag Journal


Food entrepreneurs get bootcamp boost: Local startups learn fundamentals to expand fresh food access
Second Wave Media

Independent Grocer Testifies Before House Agriculture Committee on SNAP Program
National Grocers Association


5 things we learned from SpartanNash's first corporate responsibility report
Supermarket News

Michigan Good Food Fund grants to help launch Detroit grocery store, expand farmers market
Crain's Detroit Business





Double Up Food Bucks Expands in Flint





SNAP Incentives in Farmers Markets: The Double Up Food Bucks Consumer Experience
Altarum Institute Health Policy Forum




Fresh produce incentives are new redevelopment ingredient
Wallace Center at Winrock International

Fresh produce incentives are new redevelopment ingredient
Wallace Center at Winrock International

The key difference between what poor people and everyone else eat
Washington Post






New Mexico fruit and vegetable farmers get boost from FINI program
Southwest Farm Press




Michigan Farmers Markets Make Food Stamps Worth Twice As Much As Regular Money
Fast Company


Food Stamps Are Worth Double at These Michigan Farmers Markets—Helping Families and Local Businesses
Yes! Magazine


Fair Food Network in Ann Arbor gets nearly $5.2 million to boost fresh food access
Crain's Detroit Business


Senator Stabenow announces expansion of Double Up Food Bucks Program
Super Hits 103.7 Cosy FM

Projects aim to get more fruits and vegetables to poor people
Food + Environment Reporting Network




From ‘hippie farmers’ to regional food supplier, Northern Girl thrives in County
Bangor Daily News

Farmers markets bring healthy choices to low-income shoppers: USDA program benefits SNAP users
The Nation's Health (APHA)


Local Double Up Food Bucks program first in country to go digital, reduce lost benefits
The Rapidian

Deadline nears for incentive funds to increase produce consumption
The Produce News


The Boston Globe: Food stamps for fresh food: More produce, more benefits
The Boston Globe

Fair Food Network Receives $600,000 Grant From Newman’s Own Foundation


NPR: How 'Double Bucks' For Food Stamps Conquered Capitol Hill
National Public Radio All Things Considered



Fair Food Network starts SNAP fresh produce program with grocery stores in Michigan
The Hagstrom Report









Farm Bill Reflects Shifting American Menu and a Senator’s Persistent Tilling
New York Times


Farm Bill Reflects Shifting American Menu and a Senator’s Persistent Tilling
New York Times

Fairer fare: How to turn food system kinks into win-wins for growers and eaters
Grist

2014 Farm Bill Passes Senate

Farm bill contains farmers market program that food advocates for poor see as hopeful
Washington Post


Nonprofits Seek Out Former Grant Makers to Take the Reins
Chronicle of Philanthropy





U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee announces Local Food for Healthy Families Act while at Saginaw Farmers Market
MLive.com

U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow rallies support for food stamps, passage of 2013 Farm Bill in Kalamazoo
MLive.com

Vilsack: Pilot program shows SNAP incentive increases consumption of produce
The Hagstrom Report









Making Food Stamps More Effective at Regular Grocery Stores, Not Just Farmers' Markets
The Atlantic Cities












Creating a Fair Food System: Thoughts about Oran Hesterman’s book FAIR FOOD
Edible Michiana




Fair Food Network's buy-local incentive spreads from farmers markets to Detroit grocery stores
Crain's Detroit Business




Growing the Good with Oran Hesterman

Nutrition, hunger groups mount campaigns, but take different approaches to farm bill
The Hagstrom Report



Public health concerns spur produce-market growth


Local demand re-shaping market links from farmer to consumer
Michigan Farm News, October 15, 2011 print edition

Financing measure could boost farm production in food deserts
Regional Food Solutions

A Michigan Nonprofit Serves Up a Double Deal for Healthier Eating
Chronicle of Philanthropy



Program pioneered in Takoma Park takes hold in recession-ravaged Michigan
Washington Post

Program pioneered in Takoma Park takes hold in recession-ravaged Michigan
Washington Post

Fair Food Network expands Bridge Card program for farmers markets
Crain's Detroit Business

Fair Food Network expands Bridge Card program for farmers markets
Crain's Detroit Business


Fair Food Network's Double Up Food Bucks success continues




Fair Food Network Launches New Program - Family News Story - WDIV Detroit
ClickOnDetroit.com

More Greens For Your “Green”



Ann Arbor-based Fair Food Network gets funding to improve urban access to healthy food
Crain’s Detroit Business

Agriculture Deputy Secretary Merrigan Announces Partnership with Fair Food Network
The Community Investment Network