With the goal of allowing low-income people to purchase more fresh produce, The Farm Stand in South Portland and the Portland Food Co-op, in partnership with the Maine Farmland Trust, have launched a new program called Maine Harvest Bucks.
The idea is that those receiving food assistance funds who spend $10 on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance eligible items would receive a $5 bonus voucher to spend on locally grown fruits and vegetables.
“Maine Harvest Bucks allows me to stretch my benefits out enough to afford more local, fresh organic food,” David Bishop, a frequent Portland Food Co-op customer, said in a press release. “When I heard about the Maine Harvest Bucks program I thought it was too good to be true.”
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