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Free produce for seniors at Chicago's farmers markets

Free produce for seniors at Chicago's farmers markets
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CHICAGO (CBS) -- Starting Monday, people 60 and older can get some free produce at Chicago Farmers Markets.

Seniors can apply for and receive benefits from the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program. You can apply at a number of farmers markets across the city, including more than a dozen on the South Side.

For the program, 7,500 seniors will get $25 booklets to spend with participating farmers through October 31.

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