News Item Types Archives: Fresh Access

“Recent weeks have brought increased attention, and concern, for the food supply chain. Big farms have dumped milk and plowed crops like beans without harvesting them because schools and other […]

“By shifting its hours of operation to Tuesdays evenings (4 to 7 p.m.) at Arsenal Park, the Lawrenceville Farmers Market is aiming to shake things up in 2019….”   See […]

“Pittsburgh is kicking off Farmers Market season Friday as Mayor Bill Peduto, the Pittsburgh Food Policy Council, Just Harvest and other community leaders highlight the Pittsburgh Regional Farmers Market Network….”

“Hey, city shoppers. It’s time to pull your grocery totes out of the pantry. Downtown’s Market Square Farmers Market opens for its 15th season on May 16….”

“…Back again this year, local non-profit Just Harvest has a Fresh Access program at 21 different farmers markets around the city, where they offer a token exchange that allows shoppers to use credit, […]

“With several days of September now behind us, the official beginning of fall is fast approaching. Although we’ve had quite a bit of disparity between the recent muggy summer forecasts […]

“It may be another month before Pittsburgh’s long-awaited farmers market study is completed that analyzed the viability of these seasonal staples. But city officials already have reached at least one […]

“SNAP benefits may not be accepted at many farmers markets this summer. If so, both farmers and low-income people will lose….”