stamps

Ask SFist: Food Stamps?SFist, CADo you or one of your writers know how to apply to get for food stamps? Might make a good post. Funny enough, your editor was juuuust wondering the same thing the other day after purchasing a $4 bottle of kombucha tea. But in all seriousness, … …

Pilot project will introduce credit, debit, food stamp…Tacoma Daily News, WABeginning this spring, 21 farmers markets throughout Washington State will be fully equipped to accept credit, debit and Electronic Benefits Transfers (EBT Food Stamps) to purchase market goods, including fresh, local farm products. … More: continued here

Richard Armstrong, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare director, said somebody “with a garage full of boy toys” like expensive ski boats, snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles wouldn’t qualify for assistance averaging $125 per person. More: continued here

Associated Press – March 9, 2009 12:34 PM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) – Idaho is among states looking at waiving or raising minimum asset requirements to qualify for food stamps, to avoid forcing… More: continued here

Another NC farmers market to accept food stampsWWAY NewsChannel 3, NCREIDSVILLE, NC — The Rockingham County Farmers Market is the latest in North Carolina to begin accepting electronic benefits transfer cards, traditionally known as food stamps. The News & Record of Greensboro reported that the Rockingham County market … More: continued …

Tufts study analyzes the health benefits of food stampsTufts Daily, MAA new study led by Park Wilde, a food economist at Tufts, found that families who receive food stamps are more likely to buy food at grocery stores and thus have healthier eating habits. The study found that even when not …

Another NC farmers market to accept food stampsGreenville Daily Reflector, NCAP REIDSVILLE, NC — The Rockingham County Farmers Market is the latest in North Carolina to begin accepting electronic benefits transfer cards, traditionally known as food stamps. The News&Record of Greensboro reported that the Rockingham County market … More: continued here

Economy has more Arizonans turning to food stampsABC15.com (KNXV-TV), AZAnother sign of the crumbling economy, the number of Arizona households receiving federal food stamps is rising quickly. The Phoenix Business Journal is reporting that 26-percent more Arizona residents were on food stamps at the end of last year, … More: continued …

Sydney Morning Herald Stamps send a message of action to solve a sticky problemSydney Morning Herald, AustraliaAUSTRALIA POST will join the growing chorus of voices raised on the subject of climate change with the release tomorrow of three stamps commemorating Earth Hour. The specially designed stamps feature an owl, a possum …

Elizabethton's Sossner Steel Stamps branching out in attempt to …Kingsport Times News, TNJust a week ago Neil Friedman, president of Sossner Steel Stamps, was considering the first layoff in the 100-year history of the company. Slumping sales caused him to consider laying off as much as half of his 32-person labor …