Vermont farmers’ market manager perspectives on crop cash
Abstract
In the early 2000, a farmers’ market based food access program called Crop Cash was implemented to support food and nutrition security of low-income households in Vermont. Through a cash-matching mechanism, when households who receive food benefits shop at participating Vermont farmers’ markets they can receive up to an additional $20 of Crop Cash coupons to spend on fresh produce. This paper will highlight the experiences and perspectives of farmers’ market managers in Vermont to investigate program benefits, implementation challenges, and resources needed by the program.
Primary Faculty Mentor Name
Sarah Heiss
Status
Undergraduate
Student College
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Program/Major
Food Systems
Primary Research Category
Social Science
Vermont farmers’ market manager perspectives on crop cash
In the early 2000, a farmers’ market based food access program called Crop Cash was implemented to support food and nutrition security of low-income households in Vermont. Through a cash-matching mechanism, when households who receive food benefits shop at participating Vermont farmers’ markets they can receive up to an additional $20 of Crop Cash coupons to spend on fresh produce. This paper will highlight the experiences and perspectives of farmers’ market managers in Vermont to investigate program benefits, implementation challenges, and resources needed by the program.
