Mississippi Contacts
SNAP Info & Contacts
Program name/EBT Card Name: SNAP/MDHS EBT Card
Current contractor: Xerox State and Local Solutions, Inc. (Conduent)
Contact:
Purvie Green
Program Coordinator
Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce
purvie@mdac.ms.gov
(601) 359-1168
Mississippi Ag Department
Mississippi Department of Agriculture
FMNP & SFMNP
WIC and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program
Contact: Purvie Green, Coordinator
Phone: (601) 359-1100
FAX: (601) 354-6290
Email: purvie@mdac.state.ms.gov
Mississippi News/Case Studies
Standing Together Against Racism: Black Lives Matter
Stephanie Fenty June 3, 2020Over the past week, the United States has been shaken by the deep inequities rooted within our justice system that have continued to destroy the lives of Black Americans like George Floyd. In the past, the Farmers Market Coalition has largely remained silent on matters of race and injustice. We will do so no longer.… Read More
Champions for Health in the South
Darlene Wolnik February 5, 2018According to a recent report, Massachusetts, Hawaii and Vermont rank as the healthiest states in the nation. The bottom three? Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana. That’s not a surprise, says Jay Maddock, a professor of public health at Texas A&M University. In southern states, Americans are more likely to die prematurely from a wide variety of chronic conditions.… Read More
Farmers Market Metrics and Market Vendors
Darlene Wolnik November 28, 2017By Dar Wolnik, FMC Senior Researcher | darlene@farmersmarketcoalition.org (A version of this article was published in Growing For Markets August 2017 issue by Dar Wolnik. To subscribe, go to GFM online) Since the 1970s, farmers markets have been started by various groups in order to serve many purposes. The timeline below is arranged by the major… Read More
Mississippi Resources
2014 Local Food Awareness Report for Gulfport MS
FMC January 22, 2015In cooperation with their educational partner Real Food Gulf Coast, the year-round open-air markets in Long Beach and in Ocean Springs are actively increasing local food accessibility and affordability in South Mississippi. Inspired by their success, the City of Gulfport opened a market in 2013 to accelerate access to regionally grown, healthful foods for their… Read More
Mississippi Farmers Market Farmers Market Metrics-Prototype
FMC July 15, 2014Prototype reports were crafted for the FMC Farmers Market Metrics Project with funding from the Knight Foundation. To create these reports, FMC Executive Director Jen O’Brien and researcher Darlene Wolnik worked with eight markets to upload 2013 data into social media badges and user-friendly infographics. The indicators chosen were based on external audiences’ requests for… Read More
Oxford Community Market: Farmers Markets During Crisis
Diana Broadaway May 8, 2020Ideas for Keeping Your Market Open & Safe Sample Safety Plan Not Business As Usual: Process of Elimination Communication: Reassuring Your Customers Communication: Supporting Your Vendors Create Vendor Guidelines For Your Market Creating Visual Cues to Enforce Safety Guidelines Streamlining Your Market Space Create Hand Sanitizing Stations The 6 Feet Rule Barriers: Managing the… Read More
