It’s now even easier for some local shoppers to “SNAP” up fresh fruits and vegetables to feed their families. A successful Double Up Food Bucks program piloted at Elrod’s Cost Plus Supermarket in north Fort Worth in October has expanded to a second grocery store, Foodland Market, 1212 S. Ayers Ave., Fort Worth. Double Up Food Bucks enables Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to save on eligible fresh produce. Using a Lone Star Card, SNAP shoppers can receive 50% off, or up to $10 in savings per day, per customer. 

Public invited to Blue Zones Project celebrations at both stores Friday, July 17

FORT WORTH, Texas (July 14, 2015) – Blue Zones Project^®, Fort Worth will join Carnival Food Store on NW 28th Street and Fiesta Mart on Eighth Avenue on July 17 in hosting community festivities to celebrate the two Fort Worth locations being named Blue Zones Project Approved™ grocery stores.

Carnival Food Store, 102 NW 28th Street, will host its event from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. and will feature music and prizes from the LaGrande 107.5 street team. Fiesta Mart, 2700 Eighth Ave. will host its celebration for the public from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m., with music and prizes with Kannon and the 103.7 KVIL-FM street team. Both stores, which cater to the Hispanic community, will feature Blue Zones-inspired food samples, balloon artists, giveaways and other family-centered activities at their events.