Author: Chelsey Anderson
Planning Unit: Cumberland County CES
Major Program: Farmer's Markets
Plan of Work: Horticulture
Outcome: Initial Outcome
The Cumberland County Farmer’s Market has went through a lot of changes in the last year. The market moved locations twice and added the WIC program. Vendor participation stayed steady at eight throughout most of the market season (April to October). Vendors offered a variety of products from meat, bread, jams and jellies, vegetables, fruits, etc. Three vendors have added high tunnels to their production system to extend their season. As of the end of November, the market had the highest redemption rate in the state for Senior Vouchers at 98.20%. This equals roughly $2612.00. This is out of 95 packets of seven vouchers each that were handed out. The Cumberland County Health Coalition also donated one family voucher to the first 100 families that signed up at the Extension Office. These vouchers were worth $5.00 each for a total of $500.00 that could go back into the market. A total of 94% or $470.00 was redeemed from those vouchers. For the WIC program, only 29% of vouchers were redeemed. This will be an area to focus on next year. The market also averaged 155 individuals per Saturday market from July 1st to September 30th.
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