Snap Into Justice

Abstract

Farm and food insecurity are intertwined challenges for the agri-food system. This brief draws on data from the USDA and other secondary sources to contextualize these problems and propose converting non-profit initiative into policy solution. Policy reform should augment SNAP benefits through an increase of their value for consumers when purchasing direct-to-consumer products from farmers. This would involve regulatory alterations that support purchases from Community Support Agriculture, federalizing the Double Up Food Bucks program within SNAP, or universalizing a direct-to-consumer food benefit for all consumers. Such changes tie together farm and food security, providing an opportunity to SNAP into justice.