farmers markets

Economy

Liberty Street Market Returns After 2020 Reboot

2:42pm July 20, 2021

by Paul Garber

A revived urban farmers market in Winston-Salem is back for a second season.

Shoppers who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program may find it harder to use their benefits to purchase fresh fruit and vegetables at farmers markets like this one in Minneapolis, Minn., while the goverment changes contractors.

Technical Difficulties May Jeopardize Food Stamps At Farmers Markets

11:06am November 05, 2018

by Michelle Andrews

If a popular app used by many farmers markets to process federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits is no longer offered next spring, consumers' access to fresh produce may be stalled.

Brian Kleinsasser, left, who works in the hog barn at Cool Spring Colony, helps Jake Waldner set up the Hutterite table during a Long Table dinner event at The Resort at Paws Up.

National

Hutterites: The Small Religious Colonies Entwined With Montana's Haute Cuisine

3:37pm July 17, 2018

by Kelsey Ogletree

The peace-driven Anabaptist sect, made up of families who live and work together, has built a relationship with high-end resorts, supplying poultry, produce and bread for chefs.

These wooden tokens are handed out to shoppers who use SNAP benefits to purchase fresh produce at the Crossroads Farmers Market near Takoma Park, Md. Customers receive tokens worth twice the amount of money withdrawn from their SNAP benefits card — in o

How 'Double Bucks' For Food Stamps Conquered Capitol Hill

12:52pm November 17, 2014

by Dan Charles

The federal government is putting $100 million behind a simple idea: doubling the value of federal food benefits when people use them to buy fresh produce. This idea started small but became a hit.

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A customer shops for produce at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market in San Francisco in March.

National

California Cracks Down On Farmers Market Cheaters

4:06pm October 02, 2014

by Dan Charles

Did your local farmer really grow that heirloom apple he just sold you? California wants to know, so it's sending more inspectors out to make sure the produce sold at markets really is local.

More young people are trying their hand at farming, and consumers are buying more local produce.

National

Reality Check For Young Farmers: It's An Expensive 'Habit'

10:36am September 15, 2014

More young people are trying their hand at farming, hoping to make a living out of it. But, as it turns out, passion and grit are just a few of the prerequisites for success.