Tag: farmers’ market

Find Your Frugal: Six tips to save money at the farmers market

by Lourdes Mederos
August 17, 2022

About this series Rising costs have brought on rising concerns. The ripple effects of the yearslong COVID pandemic continue to surface in economies worldwide. In an ongoing effort to help people – from producers to consumers – weather ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Brenda Marty-Jimenez, COVID, EBT, Farmers' Market, Find Your Frugal, Inflation, Produce, SNAP, UF IFAS Family And Consumer Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension Broward County, Vendors

New tool helps strengthen local food systems

by Tory Moore
August 12, 2022

Effective food systems– which include the people, processes and places involved with moving food from local farm to plates – provide equity, sustainability, profitability and resiliency to communities. UF/IFAS researchers conducted a study ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Community Food Systems, Farmers' Market, Farmers' Markets, Food Policy, Food System, Food Systems, Local, Local Food, Local Markets, Small Urban Farm, Small Urban Farms, Toolkit, Urban Agriculture, Urban Food Production

With Extension connections – alternative markets taking shape

by Lourdes Mederos
April 30, 2020

SOUTHEAST FLORIDA - Thanks to some creative thinking among UF/IFAS Extension agents and community partners throughout the state, alternatives to organic, green and farmers markets are creating business traction on behalf of growers and local ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Covid-19, Drive-thru Market, Farmers' Market, UF/IFAS Extension Brevard County, UF/IFAS Extension Martin County, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County

Ft. Pierce Farmer’s Market named one of the best in the country

by BLOGS.IFAS
November 3, 2015

FT. PIERCE, Fla. --- Nearly 20 years ago, University of Florida Extension Agent and Master Gardener Anita Neal dreamed of a farmer’s market in downtown Ft. Pierce, overlooking the Indian River. She envisioned a place where residents could ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Extension, Farmers' Market, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, University Of Florida

UF/IFAS helping those in need eat healthy for the New Year

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 13, 2015

SARASOTA, Fla. --- Karen Maxey, 69, grew up on a farm eating fresh fruits and vegetables and maintained that healthy diet throughout her life. But in 2007, the economy took a toll on her personal and professional life; she lost her real estate ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Farmers' Market, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, University Of Florida

Farmers’ market phonies raise ire of some customers — but not all, UF researchers say

by Tom Nordlie
September 25, 2012

Cutline at bottom. Click here for high-resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Doing business with a farmers’ market phony selling non-local food might bother some shoppers, but not all, according to a new University of Florida study. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Health & Nutrition, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Crops, Economics, Farmers' Market, Marketing, Mickie Swisher, Xin Zhao, Zhifeng Gao

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