Increasing Food Access through Farmers Market Implementation and Education
In celebration of National Farmers Market Week (August 6-12), and to further the awareness of farmers markets’ contributions to healthy food access, AMS is highlighting a cooperative agreement partnership with the Farmers Market Coalition (FMC) that set out to develop and pilot on-campus farmers markets at three 1890 land grant universities and Vegetable Education (VegU) programs at three farmers markets. Team members from USDA’s Farmers Market Team, AMS’ Local & Regional Foods Divisio...
United States Toiayna Thompson Farmers Market Team Marketing Program Farmers Market Coalition Regional Foods Division
Source: usda.gov