Americans spent $18.8 million in food stamps at farmers markets last year

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By Ana Sofia KnaufJun 26, 2015, 7:01 pm105 pts
The good news keeps on coming: In farmers markets across the country, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit redemptions (aka food stamps) generated $18.8 million in the 2014 fiscal year – “a nearly six-fold increase since 2008,” the United States Department of Agriculture reports. In…

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