$20 SNAP/EBT Match Boosts Healthy Food Access at Wilmington’s Tidal Creek Farmers Market: A Double Win for Struggling Families and Local Farmers!

According to Fox Wilmington, in Wilmington, North Carolina, the Farmers Market at Tidal Creek wants everyone to have fresh healthy food. They’ve started a Double Bucks Program where they match up to $20 of SNAP/EBT benefits. This SNAP/EBT helps people buy twice as much food and makes it easier for those with financial struggles to get local produce.

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$20 SNAP/EBT Match Boosts Healthy Food Access at Wilmington’s Tidal Creek Farmers Market: A Double Win for Struggling Families and Local Farmers! (PHOTO: Wilmington Star-News)

Camille Bliss a student at UNC Wilmington and a worker at Tidal Creek Co-Op, loves this SNAP/EBT program. She uses it herself and it lets her buy more fruits and veggies. Bliss thinks it’s important for everyone to have access to good food especially when lots of grocery store food isn’t very healthy. The Double Bucks Program is good for both shoppers like Bliss and local farmers. It means more people buy their produce which helps farmers. By bringing customers closer to local farms this SNAP/EBT program also helps the community stay healthy and supports sustainable food practices. You can find the market at 5329 Oleander Dr. offering a variety of fresh and nutritious foods to everyone in the area.

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