Supports Local Families

• Doubles purchasing power of low-income households

• Improves access to affordable and healthy food

• Reduces rural food deserts

• Creates jobs and economic opportunity

• Reduces diet-related health problems and lowers healthcare costs

Supports Local Farmers

• Expands customer base

• Increases sales and farm profits

• Stimulates farm expansion in both acreage and crop diversity

• Offers new marketing opportunities that complement existing wholesale systems

• Provides good gateway markets for beginning farmers

Supports the Local Economy

• Keeps food dollars in the local economy

• Builds community food self-reliance

• Draws additional federal funds into the state as a match

• Creates economic opportunity in high-need communities

• Shifts public policy so that future federal nutrition assistance programs address health, hunger, nutrition and support a sustainable food system