Farmers still struggling to enroll in state program that helps people afford fresh produce
The Healthy Incentives Program, known as HIP, provides food insecure households with money to buy produce from farmstands and farmers markets. HIP recipients can only buy from farmers and farmers markets that are enrolled in the program.
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