Market Farming

[Willie McKemie <mf AT austinfarm.org>]

SO!  Apparently you guys don't have anything to do on Saturday 
mornings?

On Sat, Mar 01, 2008 at 11:13:49AM -0600, Bill Bradshaw wrote:
> Mark is your market a Texas certified farmers market?
> If so the Texas WIC program works the same way. They have WIC cards that 
> can 
> only be used at a Texas certified
> farmers market. I am sure Willie will have more information on this, he 
> sells at the markets (I don't) I just know about it.

There is some state sanctioned organization that blesses the 
associations that run farmers markets.  That organization also offers 
very attractively priced liability insurance for the markets.  Once 
blessed, a market can be eligible for the farmers market WIC program, 
administered in Texas by the Texas Health Department.  No farm 
inspections are required.  In fact, in recent years, the Health 
Department has favored areas WITH peddlers in their markets.  The 
Health Department does attempt to insure that only eligible products 
are sold for WIC coupons.  And that those sales occur only at the 
markets.

The people that redeem WIC coupons are typically not enthusiastic market 
supporters.  They are likely to favor foods than can be eaten out of 
hand and do not require cooking.

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