Growing Connections
September 15, 2024
Three farmers, originally from Nigeria, Zimbabwe, and Myanmar, share their experiences growing culturally significant specialty crops for personal use and for the benefit of their communities.
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Grantee Spotlight: Salem UMC
July 11, 2024
Salem UMC and WCOC received a small grant from Come to the Table to support the purchase and distribution of fresh, local produce from county farmers to food pantry participants.
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USDA Launches New Summer Food Assistance Program
May 13, 2024
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced the launch of a new, permanent program called SUN Bucks, also known as Summer EBT, “to provide food assistance to children and families during the summer.”
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Agricultural Market Channels 101
April 15, 2024
There are many factors to consider when deciding which market channels are right for selling your farm products. Here's a quick guide to CSAs, wholesale, and farmers markets to help you get started.
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Come to the Table 2024 Small Grant Awardees
April 15, 2024
With support from the Duke Endowment, Come to the Table has provided small grants to empower rural United Methodist Churches to spearhead transformative food initiatives since 2020. Meet this year's grantees.
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Stories from the Soil
December 15, 2023
Though often seen as a summer pursuit, many farmers produce food year-round using high tunnels, row cover, storage crops, and careful planning. Two farmers from Virginia and North Carolina show how strategy and innovation make fall and winter farming possible.
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From Soil to Supper
September 15, 2023
Feast Down East is a nonprofit organization based in Wilmington, NC, offering farmer support, hunger relief programs, and a food hub distribution program. The organization partners with local farmers to purchase food which is distributed to the community via its mobile farmers market, food hub, and Emergency Food Relief Program. Learn more about the food hub in this Q&A with FTE Operations Manager, JT Crawford.
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FreshPoint Shares Tips and Insights into Local Sourcing
May 1, 2023
Learn about wholesale produce marketing for small farmers in this Q & A with Lauren Horning, Director of Local Sourcing and Sustainability at FreshPoint, North America’s largest exclusively owned produce distributor.
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Doubling the Buying Power for Food Insecure Households
January 9, 2022
The Fresh Bucks and Double Bucks programs prove that SNAP incentives drastically increase farmers market transactions and farmers market sales. Learn about RAFI-USA's accomplishments working with area markets in 2021.
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Farmers Market Incentive Programs
January 9, 2022
Learn about the impact, growth, and location of the farmers markets RAFI-USA works with in its Expanding Farmers Market Access program.
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