Comments on: New Report on Farmers Markets & Low-Income Communities

By: Larry Williams

Larry Williams — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:10:00 +0000

PRIVATE BUSINESS OWNER; LOCATION: NORTHWEST DETROIT. I SELL FRUIT, FLOWERS AND VEGETABLES (MAINLY EXOTIC/EXTREMELY HOT/ RARE CHILI PEPPERS) FROM MY BACKYARD WHERE MY FAMILY HAS LIVED FOR MORE THAN 46 YEARS. PEOPLE FROM ALL AROUND DETROIT MAKE THEIR ‘FRESH’ PRODUCE PURCHASES FROM THIS LOCATION. UNFORTUNATELY, ME, NOR A LOT OF MY ‘YOUNGER’ CUSTOMERS CANNOT TAKE ‘FULL ADVANTAGE’ OF WHAT I’AM PRODUCING (FRESH, SUPER-AFFORDABLE FOOD), BECAUSE I CANNOT ACCEPT SNAP/WIC BENEFIT CARDS, OR THEY DON’T HAVE THE NECESSARY FUNDS. I WENT THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS………DENIED BY LOCAL BRANCH OF UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA). I’M NOT GOING TO QUIT!!!!!!!! I WILL KEEP TRYING!!!!!!! I MAINTAIN HALF OF AN EMPTY CITY LOT NEXT TO MY FAMILY RESIDENCE AS A COMMUNITY GARDEN LOCATED ON THE CORNER OF KENTUCKY AND PILGRIM STREETS. THIS WILL BE MY FOURTH YEAR IN PRIVATE BUSINESS, SIXTH YEAR MAINTAINING A COMMUNITY GARDEN ON KENTUCKY AVENUE; 3RD AT PRESENT LOCATION. BOTH SITES ARE VERY PRODUCTIVE. BOTH RECEIVE ‘ALL THAT I HAVE TO GIVE’!!!!!!! I WOULD LIKE THE LOCAL BRANCH OF THE USDA TO COME SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE AND WITNESS THE BEAUTY, THE LOVE, THE NEED/CONNECTION THAT I AND THIS (LOW-INCOME/FOOD DESERT) COMMUNITY HAVE. AFTER THIS GROWING SEASON I WILL ASK THE NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM (NOP) TO INSPECT THE LAND THAT I PRODUCE ON. I ACTIVELY PRACTICE THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE (NOP). I DOWNLOAD, PRINT, 3-HOLE PUNCH, PUT IN BINDERS AND CONSUME ALL THE WONDERFUL WRITTEN MATERIAL FROM EVERY MAJOR FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL ARM. IF I’M NOT WHAT USDA IS LOOKING FOR CONCERNING SNAP/WIC, ‘FARM TO TABLE’, ‘KNOW YOUR FARMER, KNOW YOUR FOOD’, WHO IS? AT THE LEAST, COME VIEW WHAT ‘PARADISE’ LOOKS LIKE? THE NAME OF MY COMPANY IS LARRY’S CAPSAICIN SENSATIONS. I CAN BE REACHED BY PHONE AT 313-397-1870, WHICH ALSO SERVES AS A FAX. MY E-MAIL ADDRESS IS AS FOLLOWS: LARRYWILLIAMS0924@YAHOO.COM. LOVE TO ALL!!!!!

By: Farmers Markets Are Actually Cheap—So Where Are the Low-Income Shoppers? | Age-friendly Clackamas Communities Blog

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:56:28 +0000

[...] Obadia says it has already been helpful in shaping practices for the future. In the report—“Farmers Markets as a Strategy to Improve Access to Healthy Food for Low-Income Families and Communit…”—researchers analyzed market financial data and surveyed a sampling of individuals in eight [...]

By: Information/Education is always the KEY! | Ivy Prevents!

Information/Education is always the KEY! | Ivy Prevents! — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 18:30:21 +0000

[...] care access is not longer an issue,then we realize the information/education and location are the key to get access to healthier food [...]

By: Resources for Healthy Eating | North Star Academy Public Advocacy Project

Resources for Healthy Eating | North Star Academy Public Advocacy Project — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:00:26 +0000

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Weekly Link RoundupNewburgh Restoration — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:45:29 +0000

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By: Reflecting on Micro Mercantes’ relationships with Farmers Markets

Reflecting on Micro Mercantes’ relationships with Farmers Markets — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 23:21:25 +0000

[...] If you would like to view the entire study: The study is located online at http://www.pps.org/blog/new-report-on-farmers-markets-low-income-communities/ [...]

By: Making markets more accessible to low-income communities | Economic Development.org

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:37:01 +0000

[...] Project for Public Spaces / February 26, 2013 / http://www.pps.org [...]

By: Farmers markets stand to benefit the poor the most | GreenEnergy4.us

Farmers markets stand to benefit the poor the most | GreenEnergy4.us — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 03:59:52 +0000

[...] It turns out that’s all a bunch of compost. Low-income shoppers are actually the real farmers-market power users, buying bigger shares of their groceries at the markets than at other stores compared to middle- and high-income shoppers, according to a new report from the Project for Public Spaces. [...]

By: Farmers markets stand to benefit the poor the most | Grist

Farmers markets stand to benefit the poor the most | Grist — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:35:37 +0000

By: websitedesigns893

websitedesigns893 — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:06:00 +0000

Its good news market characteristics successfully attract low-income shopper it will help to low income people to grow up..