Freshfarm Markets Inc

TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT, OPERATION AND PRESERVATION OF FARMLAND AND FARMERS MARKETS THROUGHOUT THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION AND TO PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATIONAL AND MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FARMERS AND OTHERS TO CREATE LOCAL AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS THAT ARE ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND, ECONOMICALLY VIABLE AND SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE AND WHICH IMPROVE THE VARIETY, FRESHNESS, NUTRITIONAL VALUE AND DISTRIBUTION OF FRESH FARMLAND PRODUCE TO THE COMMUNITY.

FOODPRINTS - THIS SIGNATURE FOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM AIMS TO MAKE POSITIVE CHANGES IN WHAT CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES EAT THROUGH ENGAGING, ACADEMICALLY ALIGNED, HANDS-ON CULINARY AND GARDEN EDUCATION. THE PROGRAM CURRENTLY LEADS PROGRAMMING IN TWENTY-ONE (21) WASHINGTON D.C. PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND SEVERAL EARLY CHILDCARE CENTERS, WITH THE MAJORITY IN UNDERSERVED AREAS OF THE CITY - REACHING OVER 8.000 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED (300) CHILDCARE FAMILIES. THROUGH FOODPRINTS, STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES LEARN TO GROW, COOK, AND ENJOY FRESH, LOCAL, WHOLE FOODS. FOODPRINTS TEACHERS BRING MATH, SCIENCE, AND SOCIAL STUDIES TO LIFE, AIMING TO IMPROVE THE SHORT AND LONG-TERM HEALTH OF OUR BODIES AND OUR ENVIRONMENT.

POP-UP FOOD HUB - THE POP-UP FOOD HUB (PUFH) PROGRAM IS OUR FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM THAT LEVERAGES OUR FARMERS MARKETS TO UNLOCK WHOLESALE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL FARMERS AND CONNECT THEM WITH UNDERSERVED INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE TRADITIONALLY EXCLUDED FROM THE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM.

FARMERS MARKETS - THIS PROGRAM PROMOTES SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND IMPROVES FOOD ACCESS AND EQUITY IN THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION. OPERATING PRODUCER-ONLY FARMERS MARKETS AND FARM STANDS CREATE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR FARMERS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES, FUEL LOCAL ECONOMIES, SERVE AS PLACEMAKERS AND COMMUNITY GATHERING SPOTS, AND PROVIDE VITAL FOOD ACCESS POINTS AVAILABLE TO ALL. FRESHFARM MARKETS, INC. IS THE LARGEST NETWORK OF PRODUCER-ONLY FARMERS MARKETS AND FARM STANDS IN THE WASHINGTON D.C. AREA. THE MARKETS HOST A DIVERSE RANGE OF FOOD PRODUCERS FROM FOUR STATES (MD, PA, VA, AND WV) AND WASHINGTON D.C., INCLUDING OVER 260 FARMERS, RANCHERS, AND FOOD ENTREPRENEURS WHO EITHER GROW, RAISE, AND/OR PRODUCE EVERY PRODUCT THAT THEY SELL. FRESHFARM MARKETS, INC. ACTIVELY SEEKS PRODUCERS USING SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES AND VISITS EACH APPLICANT'S PRODUCTION SITE TO VERIFY PRODUCTION METHODS.

INCENTIVES - OUR SUITE OF NUTRITION INCENTIVE PROGRAMS INCLUDE FRESHMATCH AND PRODUCE PLUS. FRESHMATCH PROVIDES A DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR MATCH ON FEDERAL BENEFITS SPENT AT THE MARKET, THEREBY HELPING SHOPPERS TAKE HOME MORE FRESH AND NUTRITIOUS PRODUCE AND LOCAL FOODS AND CREATING NEW REVENUE STREAMS FOR LOCAL FARMERS AND FOOD PRODUCERS. PRODUCE PLUS PROVIDES LOCALLY GROWN, FRESH PRODUCE TO WASHINGTON, DC RESIDENTS WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO FRESH, HEALTHY FOOD. PRODUCE PLUS OPERATES FROM JUNE THROUGH NOVEMBER ANNUALLY.