Gov. Cuomo introduces The New York Fresh Connect Farmers’ Markets program

As the demand for access to fresh produce and foods becoming an important factor to the American economy, farmers are trying to meet the demand by creating more farmers markets– especially in urban cities such as New York.

New York’s Governor Cuomo introduced a new plan that the state will be launching to expand the current demographics in which existing farmers markets serve and place more into communities that have little to no access to them. The plan, which is called The New York Fresh Connect Farmers’ Markets, was announced on Tuesday and will grant up to $15,000 per location to help local farmers set up the markets. The program also caters to people that use food stamps for purchases.

Fresh Produce. Photo Credited by Politics on The Hudson

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https://paigepapers.com/2011/08/10/thenewyorkfreshconnectfarmersmarkets/

Forsyth Street Market vendors dispute against city tickets

The Forsyth Street Market, which started in 2005 as a way to give Chinatown access to fresh produce, fights back against New York authorities.
Food vendors are being forced out due an increase in tickets received by city police mostly for produce items not being in or under the cart. Vendors held a protest on July 20th during the Urban Justice Center’s press conference on Forsyth Street

https://paigepapers.com/2011/07/29/forsythstreetmarket_fightnyc/