The time couldn’t be more perfect to spotlight this key statewide partner in our work to expand SNAP access at farmers’ markets. Just this week, Maine SNAP-Ed launched their new website – a fantastic resource where anyone can learn how to shop, cook, and eat healthfully on a small food budget. Established in 2012 and funded […]
Blog entries by Jimmy DeBiasi
Farmers’ markets, food access & the USDA Farm Bill
November 22, 2016 Categories
Next week we team up with our collaborators in the Maine Local Foods Access Network to launch a one-day Giving Tuesday campaign. Our goal: raise $2,000 to help expand the network of Maine Harvest Bucks markets into more communities and find increased success with all participating markets. It’s a humble goal, really, considering that the […]
Finding Success with Local Partnerships
October 19, 2016 CategoriesAs the outdoor market season winds down, we have much to celebrate – and plenty to learn from – after the first year under the Maine Harvest Bucks statewide nutrition incentive brand. (Previously Maine farmers’ market nutrition incentive programs operated under various names such as “double value coupon” or “bonus bucks.”) Since April, nearly $50,000 Maine […]
Recent Facts & Figures: SNAP works & Maine Harvest Bucks broadens the positive impact
August 29, 2016 CategoriesOver the past year, research groups from around the country have released the results of multiple studies analyzing the long-term effects of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).* Formerly known as Food Stamps, this federally-funded program rolled out across the country in the 1960s and ‘70s and has since positively affected the lives of millions […]
Public transportation pilot at Sanford Farmers’ Market
July 29, 2016 Categories
In previous years, the Sanford Farmers’ Market had two locations – downtown Springvale on Wednesdays and Sanford’s Central Park on Saturdays – but chose to move both market days to Central Park this season. There were many pros to this location switch – consistency and quality of location, centrality and visibility. However, market manager and SNAP […]