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The Forsyth Farmers' Market doubles SNAP dollars, but this program is also at risk without federal funding.

SNAP recipients are concerned about food access and may need to turn to food pantries if benefits are cut.

For 16 years, farmer Joe King has sold his produce and eggs at a stand in the Forsyth Farmers’ Market every Saturday morning.

King is up by 4 a.m. most days to tend to his fields. On Friday, he begins harvesting around 3 p.m., gathering a colorful spread of vegetables and fruits for the weekly market — the only place he sells his goods.

If the federal government doesn’t reopen soon then his sweet potatoes, onions, tomatoes, cucumbers and apples could spoil before they are sold.

At the time of publication, the government remains shut down, and the 1.4 mi

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