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Online SNAP at Markets: On the Horizon, not out of reach
Katie Myhre February 24, 2021Online SNAP: On the horizon, not out of reach. In March 2020, the world went online. Restaurants, retailers, and farmers alike were suddenly asked to sell their products via pre-order, curbside pickup, “contactless” delivery, or any variation of the new household terms COVID-19 brought us. In the first three months of the U.S. outbreak alone,…
Common Mistakes Farmers Market Operators Make When Choosing EBT Devices
Katie Myhre January 29, 2021Common Mistakes Farmers Market Operators make when choosing EBT Devices Farmers markets around the country have been moving towards accepting additional currencies like SNAP benefits in order to make farm-direct food accessible to all shoppers. However, the nature of farmers markets and federal nutrition benefit programs requires that market operators have special equipment – EBT…
Technology and Farm Direct Channels: Solving Problems
Katie Myhre September 4, 2020Of all the definitions for technology out there, the one I like the most is “knowledge put into practical use to solve problems or invent useful tools.” In my experience fighting for a regional-based food network, the problems our food communities face have always been the focal point. At center of creating a strong local…
