Food Access & Impact
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 [...]
SNAP & Virginia Fresh Match Help Markets Serve Low Income Customers
Accepting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as Food Stamps) benefits at farmers markets can be a win-win situation for markets and vendors alike, as well as SNAP clients. In 2017, Virginians in every county in the Commonwealth were collectively issued more than $1 billion in SNAP benefits. [...]
Virginia Fresh Match Mini-Grants
Dear Virginia Fresh Match partner, On behalf of Virginia Fresh Match (VFM), I'd like to invite you to apply for a mini-grant to support your outlet's nutrition incentive program during the COVID-19 crisis. In March and April, VFM held weekly calls with the network to discuss the new challenges everyone is facing to operating their [...]
Pandemic-EBT Use at SNAP Authorized Markets
Pandemic EBT Flyer Virginia Pandemic-EBT can be used at SNAP authorized markets and matched through the Virginia Fresh Match program. Please read this flyer carefully. If you are eligible, you will get a Virginia P-EBT Card in the mail, in the next 30 to 45 days. Use your card [...]
FeedVA Website to Help Combat Childhood Hunger, Strengthen Local Food Systems
Governor Northam Announces FeedVA Website to Help Combat Childhood Hunger, Strengthen Local Food Systems ~ Governor proclaims September 20, 2019 Feed Virginia Day of Action to promote statewide action against hunger ~ As the Commonwealth marks the third annual Feed Virginia Day of Action, Governor Ralph Northam and his [...]
Food Access & Impact
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 [...]
SNAP & Virginia Fresh Match Help Markets Serve Low Income Customers
Accepting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as Food Stamps) benefits at farmers markets can be a win-win situation for markets and vendors alike, as well as SNAP clients. In 2017, Virginians in every county in the Commonwealth were collectively issued more than $1 billion in SNAP benefits. [...]
Virginia Fresh Match Mini-Grants
Dear Virginia Fresh Match partner, On behalf of Virginia Fresh Match (VFM), I'd like to invite you to apply for a mini-grant to support your outlet's nutrition incentive program during the COVID-19 crisis. In March and April, VFM held weekly calls with the network to discuss the new challenges everyone is facing to operating their [...]
Pandemic-EBT Use at SNAP Authorized Markets
Pandemic EBT Flyer Virginia Pandemic-EBT can be used at SNAP authorized markets and matched through the Virginia Fresh Match program. Please read this flyer carefully. If you are eligible, you will get a Virginia P-EBT Card in the mail, in the next 30 to 45 days. Use your card [...]
FeedVA Website to Help Combat Childhood Hunger, Strengthen Local Food Systems
Governor Northam Announces FeedVA Website to Help Combat Childhood Hunger, Strengthen Local Food Systems ~ Governor proclaims September 20, 2019 Feed Virginia Day of Action to promote statewide action against hunger ~ As the Commonwealth marks the third annual Feed Virginia Day of Action, Governor Ralph Northam and his [...]