Although farmers markets have long been a popular source of healthy food, people receiving food stamps have mostly been excluded from these markets due to a lack of access.
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Meet Fresh Access vendor Hello Hummus
Our family, culture, and early years can have an incredible impact on the food we make and eat. Zouhair Mkais says he owes his culinary expertise to his childhood in […]
Welcoming immigrants to Pittsburgh farmers markets
Through our Fresh Access program, we have been working to make Pittsburgh farmers markets more accommodating of the area’s refugee and immigrant communities.
Quiroz Farm: From Mexico to Beechview Farmers Market
Two brothers from Oaxaca are now a part of the fresh food experience at this Citiparks farmers market every Thursday.
Meet a Fresh Access vendor: Edible Earth Farms of Tionesta, PA
April and Johnny Parker channeled what some might call a mid-life crisis into a flourishing venture. Read their story and find out where you can get their organic fruits and […]
City of Pittsburgh Partners with Just Harvest on Food Bucks at Farmers Markets
Mayor Bill Peduto’s office has announced that the City of Pittsburgh is getting behind our healthy new incentive for food stamps at 14 area farmers markets.
News Release: Just Harvest’s Fresh Access Program Expands for 3rd Year in a Row
Beginning in May, shoppers using food stamps at farmers markets will be getting more bang for their buck. For every $5 a shopper spends using their food stamps at fourteen […]
More new faces at Just Harvest
We are happy to now have on board six dedicated individuals with strong backgrounds in research and service who are bringing a burst of new energy to our efforts.
News Release: Fresh Access poster wins national Farmers Market Coalition poster contest
The Farmers Market Coalition announced that Pittsburgh’s Just Harvest won first place in FMC’s first-ever nationwide farmers market poster contest with over 160 entries. Just Harvest’s poster for Fresh Access […]
Meet Just Harvest’s fantastic five new staff members
Thanks to a new grant from Catalyst Kitchens and the federal Americorps VISTA program, Just Harvest’s staff is growing! Meet our five new staff, all of whom have been committed […]
