Access to Affordable and Nutritious Foods for Low-income Families

Groceries more costly for Valley’s poor, By Barbara Anderson and Bethany Clough, July 25, 2009, Fresno Bee: “For thousands of people in the central San Joaquin Valley, a tomato costs at least a dollar. So does a single roll of toilet paper. That’s the price of being poor. It’s a well-known but unsolved paradox: Poor people often spend more than their middle-class neighbors for groceries…”
Programs ensure needy have access to fresh foods, By Ingrid Stegemoeller, July 27, 2009, Seattle Post-Intelligencer: “Amid the crowds shopping for produce at the Richland Farmers’ Market, Carolyn Merrell and her mother-in-law Linda Herrera carefully selected corn, tomatoes, onions, cherries and blueberries from the colorful bounty. But rather than handing over cash for their purchases, the West Richland women paid with Women, Infants and Children (WIC) vouchers from the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program…”