A new Link to farmers markets

Dixon among first to apply for state grant

BY BRIDGET FLYNN bflynn@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 521

Created: Saturday, June 23, 2012 1:15 a.m. CDT

DIXON – People with low incomes might find it easier to buy fresh corn and rhubarb in the Sauk Valley soon.

The Dixon Park District, which operates the Dixon Farmers Market, already has applied for a recently announced grant intended to help farmers markets accept Illinois Link cards, which access Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

Debra Carey, executive director of the Dixon Park District, said she has been trying for 5 years to implement a method of accepting federal SNAP benefits at the farmers market.

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