10 Good Reasons to Shop at the Farmers Market
www.ferryplazafarmersmarket.com/sustainable_ag/issues/10reasons.php

Shopping Tips www.farmersmarketsnm.org/whoweare.htm
Here are some ideas for getting the most out of your visit to the Farmers market!

Listing of Pennsylvania Farmers’ Markets around the state
www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets/States/Pennsylvania.htm

Listing of Farmers’ Markets around the country
www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets/map.htm

Article: Pennsylvania Farmers Market Checks Available to Older Adults and WIC Participants: Program Helps Provide All Pennsylvanians Access to Nutritious Foods, June 8, 2006
www.agriculture.state.pa.us/agriculture/cwp/view.asp?Q=139786&A=390

Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP)
www.agriculture.state.pa.us/agriculture/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=128985
The purpose of SFMNP is to provide resources in the form of fresh, nutritious, unprepared, locally grown fruits, vegetables, and herbs from Farmers markets, roadside stands and community supported agriculture programs to low-income seniors; Increase the domestic consumption of agricultural commodities by expanding or aiding in the expansion of domestic Farmers markets, roadside stands, and community support agriculture programs, and; Develop or aid in the development of new and additional Farmers markets, roadside stands, and community support agriculture programs. SFMNP benefits are provided to eligible recipients for use during the harvest season. In Pennsylvania FMNP operates from June 1st until November 30th. This is the major growing season in Pennsylvania.

Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP WIC)
www.agriculture.state.pa.us/agriculture/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=128747
The WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) is associated with the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, popularly known as WIC, provides supplemental foods, health care referrals and nutrition education at no cost to low-income pregnant, breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding post-partum women, and to infants and children up to 5 years of age, who are found to be at nutritional risk. The purpose of FMNP is to provide fresh, unprepared, locally grown fruits and vegetables to WIC recipients, and to expand the awareness, use of and sales at farmers’ markets.

The Food Trust
www.thefoodtrust.org/index.php
The Food Trust is responding to the contemporary epidemic of diet-related disease and malnutrition by working to increase access to affordable and nutritious food and helping people to improve their diets. Founded in 1992,
the Trust's mission is to ensure that everyone has access to affordable, nutritious food.

Chefs Collaborative
www.chefscollaborative.org/
Chefs Collaborative is a national network of more than 1,000 members of the food community who promote sustainable cuisine by celebrating the joys of local, seasonal, and artisianal cooking. Membership is open to anyone interested in the interconnectedness of the environment and food choices.

ATTRA: National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
http://www.attra.org/
Looking for the latest in sustainable agriculture and organic farming news, events and funding opportunities? This website features all that, plus in-depth publications on production practices, alternative crop and livestock enterprises, innovative marketing, organic certification, and highlights of local, regional, USDA and other federal sustainable ag activities.

http://www.justharvest.org/fmkt_list.shtml
This is a link to the Just Harvest website that lists all the Farmers markets in Allegheny County (including Food Bank-sponsored farm stands) that accept the WIC & Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program vouchers.

http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/200607/ideas.asp
“Great ideas from Salt Lake City, Minneapolis, Austin, and Pittsburgh” an article by Jennifer Hattam

www.farmersmrkt.com
Hauge’s Farmers Market is a new market open in Fairmont, WV. The Market will be held on Saturdays, 9am - 1 pm, starting on May 20 and running through October 21. In addition to supporting local West Virginia farms, they also bring in vendors from Pennsylvania and Maryland. Some of the items they feature include: Organic Produce, Meat, Eggs, Dairy, Honey, Jams, Specialty Foods, Spices, Bread & Bakery, Snack Vendors, Fresh Cut Flowers, and Pottery & Crafts.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/19/dining/19gree.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Article in the New York Times that talks about the Greenmarket system of 45 markets in New York City.