BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — The Congressional Budget Office estimates cuts to SNAP will impact roughly 2.4 million people. This can be a game-changer for many shoppers.

Khalid Mansour with Blue Fig Farms , a family-owned grocery store off Stockdale Highway, says it means a lot to bring healthier options to Bakersfield.

“Blue Fig Farms started off with my brothers, who wanted to create something different in Bakersfield. We’ve been around in Bakersfield for almost 40 years,” said Mansour. “You have choices, you can with your EBT, you can buy good food or you can buy food that’s not actually good. So at Blue Fig Farms, you can use your EBT to buy good food and eating healthy.”

Charmene Vega, a fourth-generation nutritionist who also goes by “Mama Vega,” says this doesn’t mean you n

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