New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball today announced that $700,000 is available to New York’s farmers’ markets through the second round of the Farmers’ Market Resiliency Grant Program.
New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball announced $700,000 is available to New York s farmers markets through the second round of the Farmers Market Resiliency Grant program.
New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball announced $700,000 is available to New York s farmers markets through the second round of the Farmers Market Resiliency Grant program.
Farmers markets have largely weathered the pandemic, organizers say, and have even added vendors in 2021 as regulations loosen and life begins returning to normal.
“It is vital that this, and all other county farmers markets, continue to feed our communities,” said Beth Irons, the Oneida County Public Market manager in an email. At the height of the pandemic, when many shopping for food and goods found empty shelves, our farmers and producers never ran out of food, Irons said. And they stood ready to feed our families and communities so we made it through 2020 in as healthy a way as possible.”