Fruit and Vegetable Bucks: Adams County Grocery Store Snap Incentive Program

Veggie Bucks provides a 50% discount on all fresh fruits and vegetables sold through Kennie’s Market produce department at the point of sale for the 5 highest cost items. The incentive period ran January - April, 2017. Intended outcomes include an increase in the number of fresh fruits and vegetables purchased by SNAP recipients at Kennie’s Market locations in Biglerville and Gettysburg by 10% in January-April 2017 compared to baseline figures obtained in 2016, and to familiarize SNAP recipients with fresh fruits and vegetables and to provide information about the ACFMA markets’ Double Dollars program. SNAP recipients were invited to sign up for the program upon showing their ID and EBT card and were provided a Kennie\u27s Frequent Shopper card if they did not have one already

Integrated research, education and extension projects with children (PowerPoint)

Food Security and Poverty, Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies,

Using Food Labels to Follow the Dietary Guidelines for Americans: A Reference

USDA has produced this report as part of the nutrition education campaign accompanying the introduction of new food labels. It is designed to be used as a reference by cooperative extension staff, food editors, educators, public relations professionals, and other professionals who write for consumers