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Elissa Slotkin: “There's a program called Double Up Food Bucks which allows…”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

Slotkin joins James Beard in Detroit to talk about helping farmers and restaurants

Published March 25, 2026 | Video Starts at 06:41

So I think, you know, there's again, in the farm bill real opportunities on things like There's a program called Double Up Food Bucks which allows you to use your bridge card, your SNAP dollars. You get double, they are worth double. If you go to a local farmer's market and buy local produce, your dollar goes further. Those are kind of like win win farmer food programs that I'm a big fan of. (06:41–06:50)

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Asserts the existence of the Double Up Food Bucks program that doubles the value of SNAP dollars at local farmer's markets.

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