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Fair Food Network's Double Up Food Bucks coming to Fulton Street Farmer's Market
Contact: Rachel Chadderdon, Program Manager, Fair Food Network; Melissa Harrington, Market Manager
Pitch:
Double Up Food Bucks (DUFB) is coming to Fulton Street Farmers Market starting June 1, 2011. DUFB, an initiative of the Fair Food Network, encourages
healthier eating and provides greater access to fresh fruits and vegetables for low-income Michigan
families. For every $2 spent on fresh food at participating farmer’s markets, Bridge Card holders receive $2 worth of DUFB bonus tokens (up to $20 in tokens per visit) which can be used to buy fresh Michigangrown produce.
Double Up Food Bucks in Grand Rapids is funded by a generous grant from Grand Rapids
Community Foundation, Slemons Foundation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation and Open Society Foundations
For more information contact Holly at The Rapidian for the full press release.
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