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2022 FMC Updated Policy Priorities
Ellie Wong August 11, 2022With National Farmers Market Week upon us, we wanted to share our updated policy priorities. We are actively advocating for farmers markets and revising our priorities from the beginning of the year based on input from market managers about challenges they have experienced, analysis from FMC staff, and feedback from our contacts at USDA and…
WIC FMNP Advocacy Update: Summer 2022
Mykalee McGowan May 23, 2022Part of the job of Congress is to pass a budget and appropriate funds to carry out the work of the government. While the fiscal year begins October 1, the annual appropriations cycle is a lengthy one. As part of the process, members of Congress use what are known as “Dear Colleague Letters” to demonstrate…
2022 FMC Policy Priorities
Mykalee McGowan February 16, 2022FMC’s board recently approved the organizations’ legislative priorities to guide our work over the next year. These priorities are based on input from market managers about challenges they have experienced, analysis from FMC staff, and feedback from our contacts at USDA and on the hill. A note on SNAP EBT: The fact that SNAP is…
WIC FMNP Advocacy Update Summer 2021
Hannah Fuller June 23, 2021Earlier this year, the Farmers Market Coalition called on our members and broader farmers market community to ask their Members of Congress to sign on in support of an increase in funding to the WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP). Thanks to those advocacy efforts, “Dear Colleague Letters” in both the House and Senate resulted…
Call to Action: Urge Congress to Support the WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program
Hannah Fuller April 13, 2021Together, we can stand up for WIC FMNP and increased access to fresh produce nationwide! On Friday, the White House issued its FY2022 budget proposal, which signals the beginning of the Appropriations process. While setting funding levels belongs to Congress, not the President, the budget proposal is important as it signals the priorities of the…
President’s Budget Proposes Elimination of WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program
Stephanie Fenty February 12, 2020On Monday, the President’s FY 2021 budget proposal was released. In addition to significant cuts to agriculture and safety net programs, the proposal once again suggests eliminating funding for the WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program (WIC FMNP). Ending such a program would undermine years of work to ensure that independant American family-owned farms are able…
