Saturday, March 15, 2008

Vouchers for Farmers Market Spending Improves Nutrition Among Poor

The New York Times' "Well" Blog covers some recent UCLA research that found if poor families are issued vouchers redeemable at local farmers markets their consumption of fresh fruits and veggies goes up. No duh! But still, maybe a worthy idea for Hawaii where we really need to support local farming and have severe nutritional problems with some of the poorest residents.

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