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A Boulder program funded by its soda tax helps low-income residents buy fruits and vegetables

Food security program, one of many supported by tax, is receiving about $300,000 this year

Ibrahim Ayad of Simply Fresh Microgreens cuts red cabbage during the Boulder Farmers Market in Boulder on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Ibrahim Ayad of Simply Fresh Microgreens cuts red cabbage during the Boulder Farmers Market in Boulder on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton - Staff portraits in The Denver Post studio on October 6, 2022. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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A slice of the nearly $29 million Boulder collected during the first six and a half years of a voter-passed soda tax has provided low-income residents with extra money to buy fresh produce from local businesses.
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