
Originally Posted by
Irulan
That being said, I love how our farmers market is now taking food stamp cards.
Courtesy of the Farm Bill. A small but very important step. Like I said. On the other hand, the requirement of EBTs was a major hurdle that the markets have had to overcome individually.
Remember that the food stamp program is administered by USDA, not HHS. It's not anything near the scale of direct subsidies for commodity products, but it is a farm subsidy program.
Last edited by OakLeaf; 07-16-2010 at 08:54 AM.
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