The Coastside Farmers Market returns on the weekend, bringing back weekly market days to Half Moon Bay and Pacifica. Erin Tormey, director of the Coastside Farmers Market, had mixed news
Silvio Modena Jr.’s bell is as unique and original as its late creator. It’s composed of all manner of repurposed metal, including an oxygen scuba tank, farm tools, a tractor
At the farmers market, doubling oneâs money has been a literal possibility that helped more families access fresh produce at a time of mounting job loss and rising food insecurity in the country.
This season, the Coastside Farmers Market saw an increase in its matching programs that essentially doubled the $55,000 shoppers had in hand into about $110,000 they could actually spend on produce. That seemingly magical conversion was possible through two programs that the farmers market administers.
The first is Market Match, which doubles the money granted through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and is known in the state as CalFresh. The other program is the Coastside Farmers Marketâs own creation called the Local Match program, which allows individuals unable to access CalFresh to experience the same benefits of the doubled dollar.