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Receiving SNAP Benefits? Use Them To Plant a Garden

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This was in the 1980s, deep in the recession. While SNAP provides food assistance, relying completely on SNAP for all of your food needs for a month is very difficult, especially considering as of 2013, the average monthly benefit was just $133 (Washington Post). They could also plant their vegetables in a community garden space.

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