The government shutdown seems to be ending, but it’s still unclear when 700,000 Tennesseans will get their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.

Those who have run out of money on their EBT cards can find some relief at the Nashville Farmers Market. Specifically, the outdoor farm stands at the location on Rosa Parks Boulevard outside of downtown Nashville.

The state re-loads EBT cards on a staggered schedule; each recipient gets the money sometime between the 1st and the 20th of the month. That means about half of Tennessee’s SNAP recipients should have gotten their benefits by now and haven’t.

And the Senate has made moves to re-open the government, but there hasn’t been any announcement about the timeline for SNAP benefits.

The Farmers’ Market “Fresh Bucks” program has

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