Tag: Farmers Market
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Despite Farmers Market Success, Some Struggle To Eat Healthy In City Heights
Latonya Frazier, a mother of two on a fixed income, didn’t know she could double her Women, Infant and Children (WIC) vouchers at the farmers market until being contacted for this story. | Video Credit: Brian Myers By Megan Burks and Brian Myers Programs in City Heights have gained national recognition for bringing fresh fruits…
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National Spotlight on City Heights Farm
By Adrian Florido City Heights is becoming a model for how land in dense urban neighborhoods can be put to productive use. Corn stalks, melon vines and nopal cactus flourish there. With the help of local advocates, some of that produce is beginning to trickle into local restaurants, helping refugees tap into the growing farm-to-table…
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City Heights Farmers Market Tops Food Stamp Collection Rate
By Ruxandra Guidi Starting next year, all California farmers markets will accept food stamps. | Photo Credit: Ruxandra Guidi Lillian Tunda came from the Congo in 2000 as a refugee with her husband and four kids. As part of their resettlement process, they were given food stamps, and placed in a low-income apartment complex…
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Wanted: Farmers for This Farmers Market
Bilali Muya sells produce from City Heights’ New Roots Community Garden at the Southeast Farmers Market. He says farmers are often reluctant to send their produce to the Southeast Market because the group sells far less there than it does in City Heights. | Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By Adrian Florido When he moved to…