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Farm advocates and food banks ask Vermont Appropriations for $5.5 million to bolster SNAP and local-food programs
Summary
NOFA Vermont, local farmers and food-hub operators asked the Appropriations Committee to fund NOFA's $500,000 ongoing request for Crop Cash programs and to approve a $5 million FY27 appropriation for the Vermont Food Bank to expand Vermonters Feeding Vermonters and disaster response capacity.
Joanna Doran, local food access director with NOFA Vermont, told the House Appropriations Committee that 3 Squares Vermont (the state name for SNAP) is both a food-security lifeline and an important stimulus in Vermont communities. "3 Squares Vermont helps nearly 10% of our state buy groceries each month, and that is approximately 63,400 people in Vermont," she said, and noted the program keeps more than $12,000,000 in the state economy each month.
Doran asked lawmakers to support two budget items: $500,000 in ongoing funding for NOFA Vermont to sustain Crop Cash, Crop Cash Plus and…
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