Farmers Markets: Working with Community Partners to Provide Essential Services during COVID-19

Farmers Markets: Working with Community Partners to Provide Essential Services during COVID-19

I will do whatever it takes to keep it open. —Farmers Market Manager in San Luis Obispo County on efforts to keep the markets open during the pandemic In San Luis Obispo (SLO) County, California, the SLO Food System Coalition hosts an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) at Farmers’ Markets Wo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shannon Klisch, Katherine Soule
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thomas A. Lyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food Systems 2020-08-01
Series:Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
Subjects:
Farmers Markets
COVID-19
Pandemic
CalFresh
SNAP
EBT
Online Access:https://www.foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fsj/article/view/862
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Summary:I will do whatever it takes to keep it open. —Farmers Market Manager in San Luis Obispo County on efforts to keep the markets open during the pandemic In San Luis Obispo (SLO) County, California, the SLO Food System Coalition hosts an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) at Farmers’ Markets Workgroup. Workgroup partners include representa­tives from food banks, public health departments, social services, University of California (UC) Cooper­ative Extension (UCCE), and local farmers market associations. The workgroup aims to increase the use of CalFresh (formerly known as food stamps, known nationally as SNAP) at famers markets in SLO County to foster (1) equitable access to healthy foods, and (2) support for local farmers. . . .
ISSN:2152-0801

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