FARM 2 FACTS – Alfonso Morales, PhD

“COVID: What Can Government Officials Learn from Farmers Market Managers?”

Farmers markets operate on a few simple principles:

1. They connect locally produced crafts and foods with consumers.
2. They are places consumers practice community.
3. They convey information and opportunities people will discover and make their own.

For generations, marketplaces have contributed to the community in many ways:

1. Promoted individual and public health,
2. Served as conduits for information and healthy food,
3. Offered opportunities for exercise and social life,
4. Provided learning opportunities for immigrants and every other sector of a community.

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