A paused state program providing extra money for families to buy fruits and vegetables if they use CalFresh — California’s version of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP — is up and running again, for now.
The CalFresh Fruit and Vegetable EBT Program works like this: When customers purchase food at participating markets, they just swipe their Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card. For every purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables with that card, up to $60, customers receive an instant rebate each month applied to the card.
This makes any produce purchased with an EBT card effectively free at the register — and leaves the customer with more funds left on their card that they can then spend on any other items covered by CalFresh. Check out KQED’s detailed guide on how to use the program if you have an EBT card…