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            105-Year-Old Fondy Farmers Market Increases Access to Healthy, Local Food and Economic Opportunity in Greater Milwaukee Area
      The Fondy Farmers Market is Milwaukee's 105-year-old, largest, and the first farmers market in Wisconsin to accept SNAP. The market is run by Fondy, a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing access to healthy, local food and economic opportunity across the greater Milwaukee area and is an impressive model in so many ways.
      04/06/2023
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            FNS Awards Connecticut Grant to Provide Mobile Payment Options  for WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program
      FNS awarded the Connecticut Department of Agriculture a $250,000 grant as part of the FMNP Benefit Delivery Modernization Grants. This investment will help improve equitable access to locally grown fruits and vegetables for participants of WIC.
      09/23/2022
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            FNS Awards Rhode Island Grant to Provide Mobile Payment Options for WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program
      FNS awarded the Rhode Island Department of Health a $80,826 grant as part of the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program Benefit Delivery Modernization Grants. This investment will help improve equitable access to locally grown fruits and vegetables for participants of WIC.
      09/23/2022
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            FNS Awards Grant to The Chickasaw Nation to Provide Mobile Payment Options for WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program
      FNS today awarded a grant of $249,710 to The Chickasaw Nation as part of the third round of Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program Benefit Delivery Modernization Grants. This investment will help improve equitable access to locally grown fruits and vegetables for WIC participants.
      09/23/2022
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            FNS Awards Grant to Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma to Provide Mobile Payment Options for WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program
      USDA FNS awarded a grant of $221,007 to the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma as part of the third round of FMNP Benefit Delivery Modernization Grants. This investment will help improve equitable access to locally grown fruits and vegetables for participants of WIC.
      09/23/2022
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            FNS Awards Grant to Louisiana to Provide Mobile Payment Options for WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program
      USA FNS awarded Louisiana a $250,000 grant as part of the third round of the FMNP Benefit Delivery Modernization Grants. This investment will help improve equitable access to locally grown fruits and vegetables for participants of WIC.
      09/23/2022
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            FNS Programs at Work in the San Francisco Bay Area
      In early August, Deputy Under Secretary Stacy Dean and Administrator Cindy Long travelled to San Francisco for meetings and events related to the work FNS does to support local communities - visiting programs that have an impact on addressing hunger.
      08/23/2022
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            Your Market is Only a Few Clicks Away: Navigating USDA’s Local Food Directories
      USDA’s Local Food Directories make it easy for customers to find fresh local foods through four local outlets. Recent updates have made the directories easier to use on the go, on your phone or computer. We’ve also launched a new directory for agritourism. As the platform continues to grow, here are a few tips on how to navigate this resource.
      08/15/2022
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            Discovering Trends in the 2019 National Farmers Market Managers Survey
      The 2019 National Farmers Market Survey conducted by the USDA’s AMS and the NASS collected data regarding the market practices of managers in 2019 from 10,000 farmers markets. Using trends and statistics found from these efforts, AMS and Wheaton College created five research briefs highlighting results from this survey and sharing insights into the trajectory for farmers markets into the future.
      08/15/2022
    National Farmers Market Week 2022
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            USDA Celebrates National Farmers Market Week
      Secretary Thomas Vilsack has proclaimed August 7-13 as National Farmers Market Week in order to champion the direct-to-consumer producers, market managers, and customers that make their communities come alive during market days. USDA recognizes and celebrates those that make farmers market happen, and customers that continue to support them.
      08/08/2022
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            FNS Awards Grant to Delaware to Provide Mobile Payment Options for WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program
      USDA FNS today announced the award of the first round of Farmers' Market Nutrition Program Benefit Delivery Modernization Grants to the state of Delaware. The grant will help the state improve equitable access to locally grown fruits and vegetables for participants of WIC.
      08/01/2022
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            USDA Awards Maine Grant to Provide Mobile Payment Options for WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program
      FNS awarded Maine a grant as part of the first round of FMNP Benefit Delivery Modernization Grants.
      06/22/2022
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            FNS Awards Kentucky Grant to Provide Mobile Payment Options for WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program
      USDA Food and Nutrition Service today awarded Kentucky a grant as part of the first round of Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program Benefit Delivery Modernization Grants.
      06/22/2022
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            USDA Promotes Program Access, Combats Discrimination Against LGBTQI+ Community
      FNS announced today that it will interpret the prohibition on discrimination based on sex found in Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and in the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, as amended, SNAP to include discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
      05/05/2022
    Farm to School to Future
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            Farm to School to Future!
      We joined Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester at a school to celebrate National Nutrition Month, and learn about its innovative farm-to-school program developed with support from two USDA Farm to School grants. Program curriculum is integrated into many of the school’s 24 different tracks that students can take to build their future careers.
      04/11/2022
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            USDA Tackles Food Insecurity, Expands Program Access
      FNS today reflected on its efforts over the past year to ensure households across the country have access to a nutritious diet. Throughout the first year of the Biden-Harris Administration, FNS bolstered its nutrition assistance programs through a wide range of administrative actions and with the unprecedented $12 billion investment in food assistance provided by the American Rescue Plan Act.
      01/20/2022
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            Celebrating National Farmers Market Week
      The first week of August, farmers markets across the nation celebrate National Farmers Market Week, highlighting their role in supporting healthy communities, food systems and stimulating local economies.
      08/02/2021
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            Secretary Perdue Statement on Newly Appointed FNCS Leadership
      Secretary Sonny Perdue has sworn in Brandon Lipps as FNCS Deputy Under Secretary and Pam Miller as the FNS Administrator.
      08/19/2019
    Perdue Enlists American Innovators to Advance Self-Sufficiency
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            Perdue Enlists American Innovators to Advance Self-Sufficiency
      Secretary Sonny Perdue met today with leaders from around the country to explore new ways to help low-income Americans access nutritious food and move to an independent and self-sufficient future.
      05/08/2019Page updated: February 09, 2021 Return to top

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