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Produce is focus of market program

The "double bucks" EBT initiative aims to increase fruit and veggie intake

By Rob Shikina

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 19, 2012

~~<p>At a farmers market in Kalihi Valley on Saturday, Kimberly Loughmiller was able to get fresh bell peppers and asparagus, produce she usually can't afford at the grocery store, because of a program that gives her two dollars for every dollar she spends.</p>
<p>The single mother of two boys, ages 4 and 5, bought fresh broccoli that she planned to use for a beef broccoli dinner.</p>
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At a farmers market in Kalihi Valley on Saturday, Kimberly Loughmiller was able to get fresh bell peppers and asparagus, produce she usually can't afford at the grocery store, because of a program that gives her two dollars for every dollar she spends.

The single mother of two boys, ages 4 and 5, bought fresh broccoli that she planned to use for a beef broccoli dinner. Login for more...



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