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WSANA is there as New Illinois Legislation is Signed

July 18, 2010, 5:59 am

On Saturday July 17, 2010 WSANA was there as 2 new bills were signed by Governor Quinn at Oak Park’s Farmers Market.
HB4756 -Farmers Market Technology Improvement Program
Introduced by Representative Lashawn Ford.
Assists nontraditonal food markets, such as farmers markets, develop the capability to accept wireless electronic payment cards, including electronic benefitstransfer cards or LINK cards. Provides that the purpose of the program is to increase access to fresh fruits and vegetables and quality meat and dairy for all Illinois residents by allowing LINK program participants to redeem their food stamp benefits at farmers markets. The manner in which this works is as follows each vendor at a farmers market will give a buyer a 2 part receipt for a purchase and then the receipt will be taken to the PAYMENT TENT at the farmers market who will swipe a LINK card and give the consumer a receipt to hand back to the vendor if approved.This program is in effect in some farmers markets already and is expectedto be in effect at Oak Park’s farmers market soon.

SB615- Introduced by Senator Linda Holmes .
Creates a farm-to-school database to facilitate connection between farmers and schools. To be developed jointly by Department of Agriculture and Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Council.

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