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Coming off a weekend where we basked in the glow and temperatures that ranged from the upper-60s to mid-70s is there ANYTHING better to do on a morning like that than pick out some fresh veggies and more at a local farmer s market? There s just something about the fresh morning air and that bright ball in the sky while being surrounded by local vendors, local produce local everything, that just hits different.
And with more Mainers getting vaccinated and COVID restrictions changing, farmer s markets are getting back to the days of old (if at this point you consider days of old as 2019) where masks can be ditched and you can actually look someone in the eyes and know WHO it is you re looking at and talking to.
Generous Mainers Paid it Forward at the Saco Farmers Market wcyy.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wcyy.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Maine agricultural producers and farmers markets can get equipment at no cost to handle transactions with customers using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Electronic Benefits Transfer cards.
The state’s Farm Food Access Program provides reimbursement for the equipment, helping agribusinesses easily sell to the roughly one in eight Mainers who receive federal SNAP benefits, according to a news release last week.
The FFAP, developed by the Maine Bureau of Agriculture, Maine Department of Health and Human Services, and Maine Federation of Farmers’ Markets, launched in 2020 to provide more opportunities for individuals and families to purchase local foods through SNAP. Families, seniors and income-eligible individuals in Maine spend more than $200 million with SNAP benefits.