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Price Comparison Study and Tool for Farmers Markets

This study of prices for produce at farmers markets and nearby brick and mortar stores in Georgia showed that nutrition incentives brought farmers market prudce to within .06 cents of…
The Food: Eligibility, Safety, and Nutrition Education | Pricing
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Running a Low-Income CSA

This report describes the planning and outcomes for a 2012 pilot project where New Entry Sustainable Farming Project set up a CSA to serve low income residents in Lowell, MA.
Farm Stands, CSAs, and Mobile Markets | CSA
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Small Family Farms Aren’t the Answer

Chris Newman, farmer at Sylvanaqua Fam in Northern Virginia, talks about why he believes farmer cooperatives are a better fix for the problems in our food system than the available…
Farm Stands, CSAs, and Mobile Markets | Other Models for Farm Direct
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Farmers Markets and Wicked Opportunities

Starting from the context of Covid19, this Article by Professor Alfonso Morales discusses farmers markets as "wicked opportunities" to resolve and mitigate the problems created by our industrial food system.
Getting Started | Farmers Markets
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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.
The Food: Eligibility, Safety, and Nutrition Education | Nutrition education and recipes
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Value Pricing at Southland Farmers Market

Though conducted in 2001, Southland Farmers Market Association found among six farmers markets and six grocery stores in southern California, that farmers market prices were better than nearby grocery stores…
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Farmers Markets vs Grocery Stores: A Price Comparison

From the King County Neighborhood Farmers Market Association, this article describes Seattle area comparison between farmers market and grocery pricing for one recipe; they found that the farmers market cost…
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