Research Paper Published on the Impact of COVID-19 on CalFresh and Market Match Spending at Farmers Markets

What barriers and opportunities did low-income consumers face at farmers markets during the COVID-19 pandemic?

A paper addressing the topic has been published as a result of a 4-year research project Petaluma Bounty participated in. This study, part of a larger community-engaged research project, focused on the shopping patterns of low-income consumers at farmers markets during the pandemic.

Read/download the paper in the UC Agriculture & Natural Resources (UCANR)’s publication, California Agriculture, at https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2d62q9vz

We’re grateful for the ongoing collaborative work with the University of California Cooperative Extension Sonoma County, UCANR, Center for Well-Being, & University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Farm 2 Facts.

We’d also like to thank market managers in the Farmers’ Market LIFE consortium for taking part in ongoing participatory research.

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