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Is Local Produce Really More Expensive? A Comparison of Direct Market and Conventional Grocery Produce Pricing
This research article in the Journal of Food Distribution Research examined local food pricing in Utah in 2016. "Results show that, on average, farmers’ markets are more expensive, but location…
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Vermont Farmers' Markets and Grocery Stores: A Price Comparison
This in-depth research study from the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont found that farmers market to be competitive, on the whole, with pricing at groceries in the state.
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West Central Minnesota Farmers Market Pricing Study
This 12-page research report on price comparisons between farmers markets and grocery stores found that in peak season farmers markets were less expensive than grocery store prices for a basic…
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Urban Farmers' Markets: accessibility, offerings, and produce variety, quality, and price compared to nearby stores
A 2015 research article whose objective was to study farmers markets' contributions to urban food environments in the realms of accessibility, pricing, food offerings, and quality, when compared to nearby…
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BUNDLE: Leah's Pantry
California nonprofit Leah's Pantry's toolkit is full of easily downloadable cookbooks, recipes in multiple languages, and resources focusing on cultural food traditions from around the world. This includes a cookbook…
The Food: Eligibility, Safety, and Nutrition Education | Nutrition education and recipes
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Market recipes in English, Spanish, and Arabic
Printer-friendly market-based recipes in English, Spanish, and Arabic are provided by the Michigan Farmers Market Association, and can be used by anyone.
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SNAP eligible food and other items
This USDA web page lists eligible and ineligible foods that can be purchased with SNAP benefits.
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BUNDLE: Eligible Food
This simple poster from MIFMA shows what products are eligible in Michigan for SNAP, nutrition incentive, and other food assistance programs. Similarly, this poster in English, and Spanish, from Ecology…
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FreshLink Outreach Materials
Simple, downloadable example materials for consumers re: how to save $, store produce, what's in season.
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BUNDLE: Food Safety for Customers
Helping your customers know how to store their market purchases for safety and freshness is important, especially for customers who may be making purchases on a monthly schedule with SNAP.…
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