Prototype reports were crafted for the FMC Farmers Market Metrics Project with funding from the Knight Foundation. To create these reports, FMC Executive Director Jen O’Brien and researcher Darlene Wolnik…

This study examines responses from three focus groups and two online surveys of instate and out-of-state food consumers in Vermont to determine the frequency, motivation, and barriers of shopping at…

The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) is designed to increase fruit and vegetable purchases and intake among consumers with a low-income, reduce food insecurity, decrease healthcare utilization and cost,…

In cooperation with their educational partner Real Food Gulf Coast, the year-round open-air markets in Long Beach and in Ocean Springs are actively increasing local food accessibility and affordability in…

A report on regional SNAP-Ed programming across Washington State

This one-page report shares market impacts through text and easy to read infographics

A survey of 513 New Hampshire residents conducted in February 2017 has revealed that about 84 percent of respondents have shopped, and close to 16 percent have never shopped, at…

In early 2016, as part of the SNAP Harvest Bucks project, Boulder County Public Health conducted focus groups and keyinformant interviews with Boulder County residents receiving SNAP benefits. The discussions…

This "sustainability report" showcases what appears to be the results of a survey of vendors sustainability practices. For markets where customers have identifies sustainability as an important part of what…

Draft-report based on the 2015 national survey of direct market farmers.