Farmers Market Coalition http://farmersmarketcoalition.org Farmers markets are good for everyone. Join us to make them even better. Tue, 21 May 2013 01:18:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Gus Schumacher http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/gus-schumacher http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/gus-schumacher#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 01:17:16 +0000 Elizabeth http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/?p=7578 Executive Vice President, Wholesome Wave Washington, DC

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]]> http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/gus-schumacher/feed 0 Ben Feldman http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/ben-feldman http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/ben-feldman#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 01:07:44 +0000 Elizabeth http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/?p=7572 Ecology Center Farmers Market Program Director Berkeley, CA

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]]> http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/ben-feldman/feed 0 Nicky Uy http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/nicky-uy http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/nicky-uy#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 01:04:14 +0000 Elizabeth http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/?p=7570 Senior Associate, Farmers Market Program The Food Trust Philadelphia, PA

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]]> http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/nicky-uy/feed 0 2013 Farm Bill Update: FMPP http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/203-farm-bill-update-fmpp http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/203-farm-bill-update-fmpp#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 14:45:49 +0000 Jen O'Brien http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/?p=7550 The Senate and House Agriculture Committees have both approved their respective versions of the 2013 Farm Bill. The Farm Bill is a massive piece of legislation that covers an extremely broad range of issues, but here’s an update on just one piece that we’re happy to share: both the Senate and House versions of the [...]

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]]> http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/203-farm-bill-update-fmpp/feed 0 Congress is Drafting the 2013 Farm Bill http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/congress-is-drafting-the-2013-farm-bill http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/congress-is-drafting-the-2013-farm-bill#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 17:46:49 +0000 Jen O'Brien http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/?p=7534 The House and Senate are set to start marking up drafts of the farm bill next week! An extremely broad range of issues are covered within the bill—crop subsidies, agricultural research, SNAP, farm exports, rural economic development, rural aid and biofuel development—and the Farmers Market Coalition it dedicated to ensuring the best interests of farmers markets and community farmers are included.

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]]> http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/congress-is-drafting-the-2013-farm-bill/feed 0 2013 Discover You Can Participants Announced http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/2013-discover-you-can-participants-announced http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/2013-discover-you-can-participants-announced#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:24:37 +0000 Elizabeth http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/?p=7504 We are excited to announce the winners of the 2013 Discover You Can Learn Make Share℠ program. Thirty FMC member farmers market organizations have been selected by the Farmers Market Coalition and Jarden Home Brands, makers of Ball® Brand Fresh Preserving Products, to take part in this summer’s canning education program. The selected 30 organizations [...]

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]]> http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/2013-discover-you-can-participants-announced/feed 0 Your Market’s Opportunity to Discover You Can Learn, Make, Share! http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/your-markets-opportunity-to-discover-you-can-learn-make-share http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/your-markets-opportunity-to-discover-you-can-learn-make-share#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:40:33 +0000 Elizabeth http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/?p=7458 The past two summers, farmers markets around the country got a taste of Discover You Can℠ and we just had to preserve it! FMC is excited to bring back this summer canning education program, and invites your market to apply for the 2013 season. With just under 6 million attendees at last year’s participating markets, [...]

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]]> http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/your-markets-opportunity-to-discover-you-can-learn-make-share/feed 0 Cuts to 2013 Farmers Market Nutrition Program Funding http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/cuts-to-2013-farmers-market-nutrition-program-funding http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/cuts-to-2013-farmers-market-nutrition-program-funding#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:40:33 +0000 Jen O'Brien http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/?p=7450 Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed the Senate’s continuing resolution funding federal programs through the end of 2013.  Funding for the Farmers Market Nutrition Programs (FMNPs) was included in the bill, coming in at $15.3 million for the WIC FMNP, and $19.4 million for the Senior FMNP. Both programs were cut significantly. Senior FMNP was [...]

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]]> http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/cuts-to-2013-farmers-market-nutrition-program-funding/feed 0 Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan Will Serve Through April http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/deputy-secretery-of-agriculture-kathleen-merrigan-will-serve-through-april http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/deputy-secretery-of-agriculture-kathleen-merrigan-will-serve-through-april#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:40:13 +0000 Jen O'Brien http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/?p=7446 Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan is stepping down from her position as second in command at USDA. During her term, Merrigan championed local and sustainable farming, and spearheaded numerous projects supporting small, beginning, and minority farmers. The USDA has released this quote from Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsak, saying, “Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan has helped USDA [...]

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]]> http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/deputy-secretery-of-agriculture-kathleen-merrigan-will-serve-through-april/feed 0 Farmers Market Coalition Board of Directors Elections 2013 http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/farmers-market-coalition-board-of-directors-elections-2013 http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/farmers-market-coalition-board-of-directors-elections-2013#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:56:39 +0000 Elizabeth http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/?p=7402 Farmers Market Coalition Board of Directors elections is now underway. All members in good standing can vote by March 12th. Read about the position requirements and the candidates below and cast your vote today! Members of the Board of Directors are FMC member volunteers with demonstrated leadership experience in the field of farmers markets and [...]

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