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Get More Fresh Produce with Your Senior or WIC Farmers’ Market Card! Do you have a Senior or WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) card? You can get a FREE $15 bonus each month to spend on fresh fruits and vegetables at participating farmers’ markets! The Pacific Coast Farmers' Market Association (PCFMA) has received a grant from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) to provide this monthly bonus. This means more fresh, local produce for Senior and WIC FMNP recipients...

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What to Do With a Sunchoke

Sunchokes are odd , knobby root vegetables , available from mid-fall all to early spring . They have recently increased in popularity and presence , due in part to a culinary tradition that is always...

Heirloom Apples – A Taste of History

The aroma of apple pie on a September day, the smooth flavor of homemade apple butter on toast, or a tempting square of apple cake can signal fall is on its way. Your farmers’ market has a seemingly...

Honoring the Contributions of Hispanic American Farmers to California’s Agriculture

As we enter Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct.15), we would like to acknowledge and pay tribute to the contributions that the Hispanic community has made to California’s agricultural sector and...

Farmers’ Market Week – A Time to Celebrate Certified Farmers’ Markets

We’re celebrating certified farmers’ markets during National Farmers’ Market Week (August 7 thru 13). In fact, we’re celebrating for the whole month of August! PCFMA operates only “certified” markets...