Food Access & Impact2018-01-24T03:45:02+00:00

Food Access & Impact

Support Low Income Older Adults by Bringing SFMNP to Your Market

Farmers Market Managers -- Please attend the virtual Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) Expansion Information Session on Friday, March 3rd from 1-2pm. 2023 brings new opportunities to expand this program throughout the Commonwealth, and we need your help! Find out how your farmers market and vendors can support [...]

Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program – Farm Market Fresh

Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) Farm Market Fresh for Older Adults program Virginia's Farm Market Fresh for Older Adults program helps eligible seniors get fresh, tasty, and nutritious locally-grown fruit, vegetables, and cut herbs. The program also supports local farmers and farmers' markets in Virginia. 2022 Farm Market [...]

Virginia Fresh Match Supports Families, Farmers, and Communities

From our partners at Virginia Fresh Match: Virginia Fresh Match Supports Families, Farmers, and Communities As farmers markets and farm stands across the Commonwealth prepare for the start of the market season, Virginia Fresh Match, Virginia Cooperative Extension, and Local Environmental Agriculture Project are taking a moment to celebrate [...]

Virginia Farmers Market Manager Resources

Virginia Farmers Market Manager Resources Speakers at VAFMA's March 2022 Virginia Market Manager Meeting shared many useful tools, updates, presentations, and contact info. We've pulled them together on this page. You can view the full recording of the meeting on our YouTube channel. Below you will find each [...]

State of Virginia’s Farmers Markets 2020

By Virginia Cooperative Extension Download this information in Adobe Acrobat Format (pdf) Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Fresh Match, and the Virginia Farmers Market Association partnered in the spring of 2020 to capture a snapshot of the current state of Virginia’s farmers markets. Agriculture is Virginia’s largest industry, and Virginia’s [...]

Food Insecurity in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Increasing Food Access Among SNAP Participants in the COVID-19 Pandemic By Meredith Ledlie Johnson, Virginia Family Nutrition Program The COVID-19 pandemic increased the number of Virginians who struggle to consistently acquire enough food to feed themselves and their families. It has been estimated that an additional 446,000 Virginians [...]

Food Access & Impact

Support Low Income Older Adults by Bringing SFMNP to Your Market

Farmers Market Managers -- Please attend the virtual Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) Expansion Information Session on Friday, March 3rd from 1-2pm. 2023 brings new opportunities to expand this program throughout the Commonwealth, and we need your help! Find out how your farmers market and vendors can support [...]

Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program – Farm Market Fresh

Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) Farm Market Fresh for Older Adults program Virginia's Farm Market Fresh for Older Adults program helps eligible seniors get fresh, tasty, and nutritious locally-grown fruit, vegetables, and cut herbs. The program also supports local farmers and farmers' markets in Virginia. 2022 Farm Market [...]

Virginia Fresh Match Supports Families, Farmers, and Communities

From our partners at Virginia Fresh Match: Virginia Fresh Match Supports Families, Farmers, and Communities As farmers markets and farm stands across the Commonwealth prepare for the start of the market season, Virginia Fresh Match, Virginia Cooperative Extension, and Local Environmental Agriculture Project are taking a moment to celebrate [...]

Virginia Farmers Market Manager Resources

Virginia Farmers Market Manager Resources Speakers at VAFMA's March 2022 Virginia Market Manager Meeting shared many useful tools, updates, presentations, and contact info. We've pulled them together on this page. You can view the full recording of the meeting on our YouTube channel. Below you will find each [...]

State of Virginia’s Farmers Markets 2020

By Virginia Cooperative Extension Download this information in Adobe Acrobat Format (pdf) Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Fresh Match, and the Virginia Farmers Market Association partnered in the spring of 2020 to capture a snapshot of the current state of Virginia’s farmers markets. Agriculture is Virginia’s largest industry, and Virginia’s [...]

Food Insecurity in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Increasing Food Access Among SNAP Participants in the COVID-19 Pandemic By Meredith Ledlie Johnson, Virginia Family Nutrition Program The COVID-19 pandemic increased the number of Virginians who struggle to consistently acquire enough food to feed themselves and their families. It has been estimated that an additional 446,000 Virginians [...]

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