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New Mexico Agriculture Career Connections
Alex Canepa November 3, 2017Join us for our Fall Career Connections, our new agrarian job fair! Anyone seeking a job, internship or apprenticeship in agriculture, bring your resume and meet with multiple employers. Prospective employers/mentors include (but are not limited to) private ranches and farms, conservation groups, food advocacy organizations, government agencies, land use service consultants (e.g. Holistic Management)…
Farm-to-Market Workshop: Nov 10-11
Alex Canepa October 23, 2017The Wyoming Department of Agriculture Specialty Crops division and the University of Wyoming Laramie County Extension will be hosting a Farm to Market Conference at Laramie County Community College, in Cheyenne, Friday and Saturday, November 10-11. On Friday, Dr. Brian Nummer will teach Food Acidification. At the end of this class, you will receive a…
Disaster Assistance for Florida Growers
Alex Canepa September 21, 2017In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Florida Organic Growers has compiled a list resources for markets and producers affected by the storm.
TOFGA’s Disaster Relief Fund
Alex CanepaOutside of Houston and along the Gulf Coast, hundreds of organic and sustainable farmers and ranchers need your help. You can help by contributing to TOFGA’s Disaster Relief Fund. The Texas Organic Farmers & Gardener’s Association (TOFGA) is a statewide volunteer-run 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to helping organic and sustainable producers.The Disaster Relief Fund was established during the 2011…
Disaster Recovery for Market Communities
Alex Canepa August 28, 2017by. Dar Wolnik, FMC Senior Researcher, New Orleans LA Everyone is aware of the horror that has been unfolding in South Texas over the weekend and will continue and spread to SW Louisiana over the next few days. Here at Farmers Market Coalition, we are reaching out to our market partners in the area to…
Michigan Invests in Healthy Food Access Through Farmers Markets
Alex Canepa August 10, 2017The Michigan Farmers Market Association (MIFMA) and farmers markets across Michigan that accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, also known as the SNAP Bridge Card have big a reason to celebrate! When Governor Snyder signed the 2018 fiscal year budget on July 14, the State of Michigan pledged support to help sustain and grow…
FMC Members Among 32 FINI Grantees
Alex Canepa August 8, 2017Yesterday, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced 32 grants totaling $16.8 million to help Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants increase their purchases of fruits and vegetables. Since the Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive (FINI) program’s inception, farmers markets have realized some of the greatest gains in promoting food access through the program. Speaking at the award…
FMPP Targeted for Elimination
Alex Canepa June 13, 2017June 13, 2017 President Trump’s proposed budget recommends the complete elimination of the Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP) in the upcoming Farm Bill. FMPP is the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) primary grant program serving America’s farmers markets and direct marketing-ranchers and farmers. According to an explanatory note accompanying the President’s budget, “The budget…
Budget Cuts Target WIC at Farmers Markets
Alex Canepa June 2, 2017The Farmers Market Coalition is deeply concerned that the President’s proposed 2018 budget completely eliminates funding for the WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP). WIC FMNP provides low-income, pregnant, and postpartum women with coupons to buy fresh produce from authorized farmers and farmers markets. FMNP also teaches new mothers how to select, store, and prepare…
Missouri Legislature Moves to Help Hungry Seniors
Alex Canepa May 11, 2017Missouri moved one step closer to becoming the 44th state in America to offer its seniors access to the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) when the state’s House of Representatives passed a bill that would require the the state’s Department of Health and Senior Services to tap into federal funding for SFMNP. SFMNP is…
