{"id":33564,"date":"2026-06-30T10:00:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T15:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/?p=33564"},"modified":"2026-06-25T15:12:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T20:12:32","slug":"mercados-de-agricultores-illinois-chicago-snap-inmigrantes-vendedores-ventas-de-verano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2026\/06\/30\/illinois-farmers-markets-chicago-snap-immigrants-vendors-summer-sales\/","title":{"rendered":"Mientras miles pierden beneficios de SNAP, vendedores y mercados de agricultores del Medio Oeste se preparan para una ca\u00edda en las ventas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a44131738c99\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summers are the busiest time of year for Stephanie Rodriguez, who co-owns Los Rodriguez Farms with her family in Eau Claire, Michigan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is farmers market season, and that means the family often loads their trucks with produce as early as 3 a.m. to drive two hours to markets in the Chicagoland area.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They sell at 11 Chicagoland farmers markets, which generates nearly all of the farm\u2019s revenue. About a third of their sales come from low-income customers who use federal food assistance benefits to buy food from Los Rodriguez Farms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year, she worries that share might dip \u2014 and with it, total sales.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a4413173a08e\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle large top_margin_20px bottom_margin_20px\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"true\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row-bg-overlay row-bg-layer\" style=\"background: ##FFFFFF; background: linear-gradient(90deg,##FFFFFF 0%,##FFFFFF 100%);  opacity: 1; \"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent force-phone-text-align-center inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_top_desktop_1px border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_000000 border_style_solid \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a4413173a74e\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-7 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<h3 id=\"news-that-puts-power-under-the-spotlight-and-communities-at-the-center\"><strong>News that puts power under the spotlight and communities at the center.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Sign up for our free newsletter and get updates twice a week. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div style=\"margin-top: -20px; \" class=\"vc_col-sm-5 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column neg-marg no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"_form_1\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.bluelena.io\/f\/embed.php?id=1\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the farmers market season underway, some local farmers and food vendors who accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits as payment, like Stephanie, anticipate that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/2026\/03\/31\/what-are-the-latest-snap-restrictions-taking-effect-on-april-1\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recent eligibility changes <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">affecting immigrants and low-income households, and funding cuts, could lower their sales this summer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The changes left thousands of immigrants ineligible for federal food assistance, prompting some farmers and vendors to worry that the changes could lead to a decline in customers who account for a large share of their revenue.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"rising-food-insecurity-and-the-economic-strain\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rising food insecurity and the economic strain<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SNAP provides food benefits to low-income families. In Illinois, over 1 million households receive SNAP<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> benefits and 125,000<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> receive WIC, a federal nutrition program for eligible women, infants and children.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But recent eligibility changes to the SNAP program have reduced the number of people receiving food assistance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About 120,000 Illinois residents \u2014 16,000 of whom were immigrants and refugees with legal protected status<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 have lost SNAP benefits due to the new eligibility changes, according to the Greater Chicago Food Depository. Others have lost SNAP benefits due to stricter work eligibility requirements implemented by the federal government.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last year, President Donald Trump\u2019s \u201cOne Beautiful Bill Act\u201d changed SNAP eligibility and cut federal SNAP funding by $186 billion through 2034 \u2014 a reduction of about 20% \u2014 to partially pay for tax cuts laid out in the new law.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the six months following the bill&#8217;s passage in July 2025, SNAP participation nationwide dropped by approximately 3 million people, or about 8%.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But advocates warn that additional cuts could be on the way. A new Farm Bill could cut another $6 billion from SNAP and $200 million from WIC, if passed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elaine Waxman, senior fellow in the tax and income supports division at the Urban Institute, said she expects the decrease in SNAP participants to ripple through the local economy immediately<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SNAP benefits tend to be spent close to home \u2014 at grocery stores, with local producers, through transportation. Every dollar distributed through SNAP generates about $1.5 in economic activity, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ers.usda.gov\/media\/7556\/err-265-report-summary.pdf?v=39648\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">according to a 2019 USDA report.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf [vendors] have a significant percentage of SNAP customers, which many of them do, then it&#8217;s very concerning, just the way any other shift in the economy would make you worry about losing customers,\u201d said Waxman.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Waxman also said she expects food insecurity to increase this year, driven by rising food costs and fewer SNAP beneficiaries, based on trends she has seen over the last few years. One in four adults reported household food insecurity over the last few years, according to a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban.org\/research\/publication\/food-insecurity-remained-high-2025-safety-net-cuts-loom\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">survey on food insecurity<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> conducted by Waxman.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reduced benefits could impact what SNAP recipients buy, with some turning to cheaper, more calorie-dense, less nutritious foods, Waxman said.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-push-to-offset-the-strain\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The push to offset the strain\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To encourage SNAP participants to buy healthy foods, the Link Match program was founded 15\u00a0 years ago to increase their purchasing power at certain farmers&#8217; markets across the state. SNAP recipients can use their benefits to obtain vouchers for double the amount they wish to spend and use those vouchers to shop for fruits, vegetables, mushrooms and plants that produce food at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1KuDIH4L71IFiGuLZ9sITm9_uxIBvoAkS\/view?usp=sharing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">participating markets or grocery stores.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a4413173d478\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"1281\" width=\"1920\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026.05.13_SNAPImpactsFarmers_UptownSNAP_CF.jpg\" alt=\"A farmer&#039;s market shopper stops the SNAP tent.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026.05.13_SNAPImpactsFarmers_UptownSNAP_CF.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026.05.13_SNAPImpactsFarmers_UptownSNAP_CF-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026.05.13_SNAPImpactsFarmers_UptownSNAP_CF-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026.05.13_SNAPImpactsFarmers_UptownSNAP_CF-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026.05.13_SNAPImpactsFarmers_UptownSNAP_CF-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026.05.13_SNAPImpactsFarmers_UptownSNAP_CF-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026.05.13_SNAPImpactsFarmers_UptownSNAP_CF-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026.05.13_SNAPImpactsFarmers_UptownSNAP_CF-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026.05.13_SNAPImpactsFarmers_UptownSNAP_CF-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026.05.13_SNAPImpactsFarmers_UptownSNAP_CF-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026.05.13_SNAPImpactsFarmers_UptownSNAP_CF-1245x830.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026.05.13_SNAPImpactsFarmers_UptownSNAP_CF-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Shoppers using SNAP and Link Match at Uptown\u2019s Farmers Market receive vouchers that help stretch their budgets. Vendors keep track of their purchases and can cash out directly with the market facilitator. <\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Camilla Forte\/Borderless Magazine\/Catchlight Local\/Report for America<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a4413173e3a0\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last year, SNAP recipients redeemed more than $2.2 million in Link Match, up from about $1.4 million the previous year. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Green City Market in the West Loop and Lincoln Park runs an initiative called Green City Market For All, which triples the value of SNAP recipients&#8217; benefits \u2014 up to a $25 match \u2014 to encourage them to buy nutritious, locally grown food.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ella Wischnewsky, food access manager at Green City Market, said the number of SNAP participants using Link Match at Green City Market in May this year, compared to May last year, has remained flat, while matches through Link Match have ticked up slightly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite a slight uptick in Link Match distributions, Wischnewsky anticipates a decline in total participation from SNAP recipients this year due to the changes in the program.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMany of our existing customers have expressed fear about losing benefits and frustrations in navigating the exemption process,\u201d said Wischnewsky. \u201cImmigrants, older Chicagoans and families have lost the chance to use Green City Market For All. Our vendors rely on this program.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For vendors selling Link Match-eligible food \u2014 fruits, vegetables, mushrooms and food-producing plants \u2014 that growth in redemptions has translated directly into higher sales,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> several vendors told Borderless Magazine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Typically, more than one-third of Andrew\u2019s Heirlooms\u2019 sales at Chicago farmers&#8217; markets come from purchases from customers using Link Match \u2014 sometimes reaching 45% in late summer as more people show up at the Uptown Farmers Market, according to Melissa Greene, who operates the farm with her husband.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a4413173f329\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"1281\" width=\"1920\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026.06.23_SNAPImpactsFarmers_AndrewsHierlooms_CF.jpg\" alt=\"Melissa Cohn, co-owner of Andrew\u2019s Heirlooms, stands behind herbs for sale while talking with a customer at Uptown\u2019s Farmers Market.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026.06.23_SNAPImpactsFarmers_AndrewsHierlooms_CF.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026.06.23_SNAPImpactsFarmers_AndrewsHierlooms_CF-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026.06.23_SNAPImpactsFarmers_AndrewsHierlooms_CF-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026.06.23_SNAPImpactsFarmers_AndrewsHierlooms_CF-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026.06.23_SNAPImpactsFarmers_AndrewsHierlooms_CF-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026.06.23_SNAPImpactsFarmers_AndrewsHierlooms_CF-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026.06.23_SNAPImpactsFarmers_AndrewsHierlooms_CF-600x400.jpg 600w, 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class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<h2 id=\"its-just-a-really-tough-time\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216;It&#8217;s just a really tough time\u2019<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even as Link Match helps drive sales for participating vendors, some worry that eligibility changes could still shrink their customer base.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhether they&#8217;re directly impacted or whether they&#8217;re just scared of what&#8217;s to come, we&#8217;re seeing an impact there,\u201d said Matthew Ruffi, the senior program manager at Link Up Illinois, which runs the Link Match program, and the owner of the Uptown Farmers Market. \u201cThen you couple that with increasing food prices in general, and it&#8217;s just a really tough time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rodriguez is already seeing that impact.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The last time she cashed out three weeks&#8217; worth of SNAP payments, the total came in about 25% lower than usual.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Last year we would get a lot of those Link Match customers, and this year it&#8217;s like we do get them, but not as much,&#8221; she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In response, Illinois is stepping up to help address food insecurity amid the changes to SNAP. The state is investing $70 million to create the Families Receiving Emergency Support for Hunger (FRESH) program. It will provide a one\u2011time emergency payment of $400 to 120,000 people who have already lost SNAP due to the federal eligibility changes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ruffi at the Uptown Farmers Market and Jeffrey Tabels, who manages the Lincoln Square Farmers Market, are glad to see both familiar and new faces at their markets this summer. Still, Ruffi says it is too soon to tell the impact SNAP changes have had on farmers and vendors at farmers markets so far this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rodriguez has been trying to drum up more awareness on her own. &#8220;I&#8217;ve been thinking about putting signs up&#8230; that we take Link here and SNAP,&#8221; she said, noting she&#8217;s already made some for her stand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aydali Campa is a Report for America corps member and covers environmental justice and immigrant communities for Borderless Magazine. 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