Fresh Bucks Pilot Program at 6 Farmers Markets

EVERETT, Wash., September 5, 2017 - Snohomish County, in partnership with the Food From Farms and the Washington State Farmers Market Association, have launched a pilot Fresh Bucks program at several farmers markets in Snohomish County. The Fresh Bucks program expands access to fresh and healthy foods to low-income individuals and families through Electronic Benefit …

SNAP/EBT Card Holders Shop at Snohomish County Farmers Markets

Snohomish Region Farmers Market Coalition represents independent farmers markets in Snohomish County who have joined together to fight food insecurity and formed a non-profit Food From Farms, to increase the purchasing power for SNAP shoppers wanting to buy fresh, local produce. "Nine" Farmers Markets in the Snohomish County Region will offering the opportunity for SNAP-EBT …

Confronting Discrimination in the Post-9/11 Era

Challenges and Opportunities Ten Years Later, a conference jointly sponsored by the Civil Rights Division and the George Washington University Law School, explored the civil rights issues that Muslims, Arabs, Sikhs and South Asians in America have faced since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The conference examined the rise in hate crimes and discrimination in the …

What Food Stamps Buy

Last week, Gwyneth Paltrow accepted Mario Batali's Food Stamp Challenge, designed to raise awareness about obstacles that low-income families face. For a week, participants live off of roughly $31 worth of food — $1.48 per meal. Paltrow dropped out after four days when she realized her seven limes and bundle of greens was unsustainable for …