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Local produce incentive program expands

USDA-backed Double Up Food Bucks rolls out to dozens of retail locations

Donna Boss

March 16, 2017

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The Double Up Food Bucks program benefits local farmers while enabling low-income consumers to purchase healthy produce.Photos courtesy of SpartanNash

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