Establishing Land Use Protections for Farmers' Market
Type
Policy Brief or Report
Year
2009
Level
County
State(s)
All States
Policy Areas
Children & Families, Community Development, Democracy & Governance, Food, Health, Public Spaces
Local governments can promote healthy eating and active living in their communities by supporting local farmers' markets. Local farmers' markets provide fresh produce to community residents, support small farmers, serve as community gathering places, and revitalize community centers and downtown areas.
Tags
- Agriculture
- Children
- Co-Op
- Cooperatives
- Diversity
- EBT
- Electronic Benefits Transfer
- Equity
- Ethnicity
- Farm to Table
- Farmers' Market
- Farmer'S Market
- Food Stamps
- Garden
- Health Equity
- Nutrition
- Obesity
- Organic
- Race
- SNAP
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
- Sustainability
- WMBE
- Women and Minority Owned Business Enterprises