A growing number of food stamp recipients are using their benefits at Oakland farmers’ markets. But profits from such transactions could decline if a proposed $16.5 billion cut to the federal food stamp program passes in Congress.
Last week Dana Harvey, the executive director of Mandela Marketplace, a West Oakland-based nonprofit that helps residents create businesses that sell produce grown by local farmers, received a White House award for her efforts to make healthy foods accessible in Oakland.
The Healthy Neighborhood Stores Alliance (HNSA) is a West Oakland effort to incorporate produce into corner stores that typically stock only liquor, canned goods, frozen and packaged foods, and a few household appliances.
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