June 21, 2022 - Harrisburg, PA
At the PA Open Air Farmers Market at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, Wolf Administration officials reminded Pennsylvania's low-income seniors and Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program recipients to obtain and use their vouchers from the Pennsylvania Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) to purchase fresh and local fruits, vegetables, and herbs from FMNP-approved farmers at farmers markets and farm stands across the commonwealth."The Farmers Market Nutrition Program supports the health and wellbeing of seniors and families and helps facilitate even more connections and conversations between local farmers and communities, bringing neighbors together for nourishment," said Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding. "I encourage everyone with program vouchers to use them to pick up some local foods and know that you're supporting a local farm family when you do."From June through September, the WIC and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Programs provide low-income seniors and eligible participants in the WIC program with vouchers to purchase Pennsylvania-grown fruits, vegetables, and fresh-cut herbs from approved farm markets and farm stands across the commonwealth. In an effort to protect vulnerable Pennsylvanians, vouchers are distributed to participants from WIC clinics and Area Agencies on Aging.Speakers in Order:Caryn Long Earl - Director of Food AssistanceRussell Redding - Secretary of the PA Dept. of AgricultureDarrah Yerger - Hidden Horseshoe AcresRobert Torres - Secretary of the PA Dept. of AgingDr. Denise Johnson - Acting Secretary of the PA Dept. of Health and Physician General Andrew Barnes - Executive Deputy Secretary of the PA Dept. of Human Services
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