BUCKEYE FRESH DAY

IN NORTHWEST OHIO, BUCKEYE FRESH DAY EVENTS ALLOWS STRUGGLING LUCAS COUNTY FAMILIES AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES THEY MIGHT NOT GET OTHERWISE. 
MORE THAN ONE AND A HALF MILLION OHIOANS AREN'T ABLE TO MEET THEIR BASIC FOOD NEEDS AND WITH 52% OF LUCAS COUNTY RESIDENTS LIVING BELOW THE SNAP THRESHOLD, TOLEDO FARMERS MARKET DAN MADIGAN SAYS THEY'RE LIKELY LIVING IN A FOOD DESERT. TOLEDO FARMERS MARKET PARTNERS WITH PROGRAMS OFFERING FRESH PRODUCE THROUGH THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE COUPONS, PRODUCE PERKS SNAP AND EBT MATCH, AND BUCKEYE FRESH PRODUCE VOUCHERS.