During this year’s farmers market season, New York City’s Health Bucks program will give shoppers using food stamps $2 in coupons for every $5 they spend on fresh fruits and vegetables at participating farmers markets. The coupons are redeemable between July 1 and November 15 at 65 of the 126 farmers markets throughout the five boroughs. Kudos to Health Bucks, which has expanded each year since it was first launched in the Bronx in 2005. In 2010, 89% of the coupons were redeemed, compared with 40% in 2007.

So the City of New York and Five Acre Farms have something very important in common: a demonstrated commitment to making high-quality local food accessible to many people.

Five Acre Farms. Positively Local.TM