State’s CalFresh fruit and vegetable program restarts with $10 million in new funding

AS FOOD PRICES continue to rise, there is one bright star this holiday season. The state’s CalFresh Fruit and Vegetable EBT Pilot Project is back, just in time to provide much-needed food dollars to families facing food insecurity.

The CalFresh Pilot gives recipients of CalFresh benefits a dollar back for every dollar spent on fruits and vegetables at participating California retailers. The refund is seamless: recipients use their EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer) cards to pay for groceries and instantly receive a dollar credit back to their cards for eligible fruit and vegetable purchases, up to $60 a month.