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WCALP

Westmoreland County Agricultural Land Preservation

214 Donohoe Road, Suite B
Donohoe Center
Greensburg, PA 15601

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Farm Markets in Westmoreland County

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Why Buy Local?

With the hustle and bustle going on everyday in today’s world, many of us forget the where the products we buy come from, and what connection they have to us. From buying our milk in plastic jugs at the convenience store, to picking through fruit and vegetables at the colossal chain supermarket, many of us don’t give a second thought to where our food comes from or how it was grown. In our society, we often feed ourselves and our children over-processed foods, loaded with excessive sugars, preservatives, and chemicals.

Links to Farmers’ Markets

Visit the websites of our great
Local Farmers’ Markets.

You may also visit

Pennsylvania’s Online Agricultural Directory
  

One way to eliminate over-processed foods from our diet is shopping at local farmers’ markets. When you purchase locally produced goods, you are supporting your local economy, while helping to keep family farms in your community strong, as well as preserving green spaces. Most importantly, you know where your food is coming from, who is producing it, and how it’s being produced. You can’t find fresher food unless you grow it yourself!

Farmers Market Nutrition Program

Backed by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and the Westmoreland County Commissioners, the Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) serves as a compliment to the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program, as well as helping Senior Citizens in our area.

The FMNP provides each eligible recipient with four (4) $5.00 FMNP vouchers to redeem at a qualified farmers’ markets or roadside stand. The farmers or farmers’ markets then submit the coupons for reimbursement.

FMNP vouchers are distributed through the Area Agency on Aging (for seniors) and the WIC agency (for WIC recipients). FMNP recipients are given a list of participating farmers and farmers’ markets when they receive their vouchers. These vouchers are redeemed for fresh fruits and vegetables grown in Pennsylvania.

The purpose of the FMNP program is to:

  1. Provide resources to women, infants, and children who are nutritionally at risk in the form of fresh, nutritious, unprepared, locally grown fruits and vegetables, from farmers markets; (and)
  2. Provide fresh fruits and vegetables to income eligible seniors who are nutritionally at risk; (and)
  3. Expand the awareness and use of farmers’ markets; and increase sales at those markets.

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is responsible for authorizing individual farmers, farmers’ markets, or both. Only farmers and/or farmers’ markets authorized by the State agency may accept and redeem FMNP coupons. Individuals, who exclusively sell produce grown by someone else, such as wholesale distributors, cannot be authorized to participate in the FMNP.

Currently, there are over 750 FMNP participating farmers at 469 farm stands and 156 farmers’ markets in Pennsylvania. If you are interested in participating in FMNP as a farmer, contact Sandy Hopple at 1-800-468-2433.

If you are a senior interested in the program, please call 1-800-442-8000.

Links to Local Farm Markets

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