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Caregiver Experiences With an Innovative Farmers’ Market Incentive Program for Children in Flint, Michigan [PDF]

Global Pediatric Health, 2019
An innovative farmers’ market incentive program designed specifically for children was implemented to address persistent challenges with accessing fresh, nutrient-rich foods in a food desert community.
Amy Saxe-Custack PhD, MPH, RD, Heather Claire Lofton PhD, Mona Hanna-Attisha MD, MPH, FAAP, Zachary Tata MPH, Tiffany Ceja MSE, Jenny LaChance MS, CCRC   +5 more
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Iteration, innovation, and collaboration

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2020
First paragraph: The value proposition of farmers markets has been altered by the COVID-19 pandemic. The festival-like features of markets put on hold, the in-person social interactions reduced, the physical flow of walk-up markets changed.
Diana Broadaway, Darlene Wolnik
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Virtual barriers: unpacking the sustainability implications of online food spaces and the Yellowknife Farmers Market’s response to COVID-19

Nutrition Journal, 2021
Background Through their support of local agriculture, relationships, and healthy diets, farmers markets can contribute to a sustainable food system. Markets like the Yellowknife Farmers Market (YKFM) are social spaces that support local food, yet the ...
Josalyn Radcliffe, Kelly Skinner, Andrew Spring, Lise Picard, France Benoit, Warren Dodd   +5 more
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FARMERS’ MARKETS IN THE HUNGARIANTRANSDANUBIAN REGION [PDF]

Annals of the Polish Association of Agricultural and Agribusiness Economists, 2018
A farmer’s market, as a type of short supply chain, can solve many problems concerning long--distance transport. In this sales form, physical distance is reduced between the producer and the consumer.Furthermore, personal relationships and trust can also
Nóra Gombkötö
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Implementation of a Farmers Market Incentive Program in Maryland

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2020
A number of farmers markets have begun to offer matching incentive programs as a way to increase access to fresh foods for low-income families and increase sales among vendors. However, research evaluating the implementation of these programs is limited.
Caitlin Misiaszek, Amelie Hecht, Gabby Headrick, Shelley Brosius, Amy Crone, Pamela Surkan   +5 more
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LOCAL PRODUCT WITHIN SHORT FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS IN HUNGARY [PDF]

Annals of the Polish Association of Agricultural and Agribusiness Economists, 2019
In recent decades, there has been increasing interest in local products which are a major field of short supply chains. A considerable amount of literature has been published on SFSCs, which mainly deal with the benefits and detriments of this kind of ...
Károly Kacz
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Evaluating the Economic Impact of Farmers' Markets Using an Opportunity Cost Framework [PDF]

Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2008
Farmers' markets presumably benefit local economies through enhanced retention of local dollars. Unlike other studies, the net impact of farmers' markets on the West Virginia economy is examined. Producer survey results are used in estimating annual direct sales ($1,725 million ...
Hughes, David W., Brown, Cheryl, Miller, Stacy, McConnell, Tom   +3 more
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Farmers’ Participation in Informal Groundwater Market in Hard Rock Areas of Peninsular India [PDF]

Agricultural Economics Research Review, 2014
This paper has analysed the factors that influence farmers’ participation in the informal groundwater market using the Cragg's double hurdle model. For the study, primary data from 171 groundwater farmers belonging to the Eastern Dry Zone of Karnataka were used.
Manjunatha, A.V., Anik, Asif Reza, Speelman, S., Nuppenau, E.A.   +3 more
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Starting a Farmers’ Market

EDIS, 2003
There are many details that separate great farmers’ markets from struggling or mediocre markets. This publication discusses eight of the most important steps to consider as you start a farmers’ market in your community.
Mickie E. Swisher, James Sterns, Jennifer Gove   +2 more
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Designing Effective, Scalable Data Collection Tools to Measure Farmers Market Impacts

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2018
The need for an updated framework for all types of farmers markets and the varied levels of capacity to share the impacts of their work led to the develop­ment of the Farmers Market Metrics (Metrics) program at the Farmers Market Coalition (FMC), a ...
Darlene Wolnik, Jennifer Cheek, Marian Weaver   +2 more
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