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In early July, a company called Novo Dia sent shockwaves through the farmers’ market community nationwide when it announced it was going out business. Novo Dia makes software that allows farmers’ markets to accept payments from SNAP customers (those enrolled in the federal food assistance program...
This month, we – the Pacific Coast Farmers’ Market Association (PCFMA) – are joining in the celebration of Farmers’ Market Week by highlighting the market champions, the people who make the farmers’ markets successful. This post is the introduction of a four-part series of articles, with each piece...
I recently saw a headline that shocked me: “Produce is less healthy than it was 70 years ago. These farmers are trying to change that,” declared USA Today. As someone who spends his days trying to convince Bay Area residents to consume more California-grown fresh produce directly from farmers, this...
The US House of Representatives and US Senate are each building support for a Farm Bill to replace the current bill that expires September 30, 2018. The bill under consideration in the US House was written by Republican members of the House Agriculture Committee and approved by the committee...