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On Wednesday, May 4, 2022, the Bend Farmers Market ("Market") kicks off its season and with it, is continuing its participation in the Double Up Food Bucks (DUFB) program for the third year in a row, as the Market saw its highest-ever EBT sales in 2021. "We are excited to announce that we're able to match up to $20 again this season," said Jesica Carleton, the Market's returning Manager. "Last year, we had our highest EBT/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) sales in the history of the BFM ($35,372). We attribute this to the ability to offer DUFB, and we heard from a number of people that our outreach efforts worked to bring in more SNAP-eligible customers." To put these sales into perspective, when evaluating EBT/SNAP sales over the years at the Market, the highest sales were in the 2012 season with $23,472 coming from EBT/SNAP dollars. Now comparing that number to 2021 sales, that's a 40.4% increase, and a 105.3% increase from
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Bend Farmers Market returns with new online ordering, curbside pick-up options
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) On Wednesday, May 5, the Bend Farmers Market kicks off another season, and for the first time is offering online ordering and curbside pick-up for community members.
“Last year, despite the challenges that came from managing the market amidst a pandemic, we experienced a surge in traffic,” said Marielle Slater, the Market’s chairperson of the board. “This was a welcome and wonderful show of support from our community members, and now we’re excited to offer online ordering and pick-up to provide additional options and flexibility for our growing number of Market enthusiasts.”