Wholesome Wave Research

Below are peer-reviewed publications, white papers and other reports written by or in direct consultation with Wholesome Wave staff. Links to full-text articles are provided when available.

Fruit & Vegetable Prescription Program 2012 Outcomes – Factsheet

Double Value Coupon Program 2012 Outcomes – Factsheet

Double Value Coupon Program 2012 Outcomes – Executive Summary

Double Value Coupon Program Diet & Shopping Behavior Study, Sept. 2012

Linking Farmers, Healthy Foods, and Underserved Consumers: Exploring the Impact of Nutrition Incentive Programs on Farmers and Farmers’ Markets, Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, July 2012

Double Value Coupon Program 2011 Outcomes

Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program 2011 Outcomes

Healthy Access and Affordability, Maine Policy Review, Winter/Spring 2011 Volume 20 No. 1

Healthy Food Incentives Cluster Evaluation 2011

This report summarizes initial results of a cluster evaluation of four organizations – Wholesome Wave, Fair Food Network, marketumbrella.org, and Roots of Change – that offer SNAP incentives at farmers markets. The goal of the evaluation is to help inform further investments in SNAP incentives that have the potential to increase access to healthy food for low income consumers, improve the economic viability of farmers, and strengthen local communities.

Healthy Food Incentives Cluster Evaluation 2011