Despite America’s growing love for farmers’ markets, it’s looking unlikely that the Farmer Markets Promotion Program (FMPP) will be prioritized when the Farm Bill comes up for reauthorization next year. The president’s proposed 2018 budget eliminates funding for the FMPP. The program awards grants that support outreach and promotional activities that help farmers markets become self-sustaining and that can be replicated across the country. Since it was first funded in 2006, the FMPP has helped the number of farmers’ markets in the U.S. more than double from around 3,000 to over 8,600. Farmers’ markets sell around $3 billion in food annually, including nearly $20 million redeemed by SNAP shoppers.
Source: Civil Eats, 10/30/17, Farmers' Markets in Trouble
No comments:
Post a Comment