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  • From: "swyckoff AT hughes.net" <swyckoff AT hughes.net>
  • To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] WIC! Wicked!
  • Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:19:22 -0700

We have accepted the WIC coupons for several years. One of the markets is in a military area and many of the young Moms are soldiers wives. There are also many young families who make just minimum wage. We do have customers who have an attitude with the "welfare" but not allot more to say when I point out that our soldiers qualify. I do see some of the people in the fall for apples and squash. Some of my most regular customers are the parents who provide transportation and then develop a market habit. We have just started the Senior program and they seem much more time consuming than the WIC people. Some of these people never have fruit in their diet. I don't think that the majority of us who raise some of our own food and have nearly unlimited access to fresh food have any concept of the choices some people have to make. Sue
AZ




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