SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Access to affordable fruit and vegetables remains a challenge in lower-income and underserved communities across the U.S. Mobile produce markets (mobile markets) are a well accepted and effective strategy for increasing F&V consumption in these communities. While mobile markets have become increasingly more prevalent, models vary widely. Establishing standardized practices is essential […]

STILLWATER, Okla. — Students at Zion Public School in Stilwell, Oklahoma, recently set aside their traditional reading, writing and arithmetic studies for lessons on healthy eating, produce and budgeting. More than 100 students in first through third grades had an opportunity to shop at the Mobile Farmers Market set up in the school’s gymnasium, thanks […]

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — In the spring of 2020 when the pandemic began, The Good Acre (TGA), a nonprofit food hub in Falcon Heights, saw market opportunities for farmers disappear overnight. TGA and partnering organizations quickly came together, pooling funds and resources, to create the Local Emergency Assistance Farmer Fund (LEAFF), a program that buys […]

VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY, Va. — Virginia State University’s (VSU) is offering a certification program for its new Small Ruminant Mobile Processing Unit. The program will be held on Saturdays beginning Aug. 28 through Sept. 25 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. to train producers how to use the new unit to process their sheep and […]

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County’s SNAP-Ed NY Program is excited to announce the collaboration with the Jamestown Mobile Market.  For the 4th year SNAP-Ed Nutritionist Molly Harvey will be a part of the Jamestown Mobile Market. The goal of the Jamestown Mobile Market is to bring fresh, nutritious food to community […]