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Food box programs feed the poor and fund local farms

Original: # cooking I'm poor, and get a fresh food box once a week with locally grown produce. It's actually a pretty awesome syst

A low-income resident describes receiving a weekly box of locally grown produce through a food assistance program, praising it as a system that both feeds people in need and channels money to small-scale local growers. The post sparked discussion about how state-supported fresh food programs work and their benefits for farmers and recipients alike.

Why now: It offers a positive example of food assistance policy that supports both poor households and local agriculture, resonating amid ongoing debates about welfare and farming.

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• # cooking I'm poor, and get a fresh food box once a week with locally grown produce. It's actually a pretty awesome system, as it throws money at small scale local growers as well as feeding the poor. I like my blue state. Anyway. I got another Asian cabbage. I really don't eat… · Uair@autistics.life · 35

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