Tag Archives: Farmer’s market

MULTICULTURAL PUZZLE

March 16, 2011 – 7:30 am

by Abelardo de la Pena Jr. Like a jigsaw puzzle with 308,745,538 pieces (the U.S. population, according to the 2010 Census), the nation’s demographic profile is being pieced together state by state, county by county, city by city. One thing is certain: America is becoming more diverse, and the diversity is spreading, with multicultural populations […]

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The farmacy: Prescriptions for produce, not pills

September 9, 2010 – 6:09 am

by Nina Elder WHAT’S HAPPENING Doctors at three Massachusetts health clinics are writing prescriptions that are filled at the farmers’ market instead of the pharmacy (NYTimes.com 8.12.10). The “prescriptions,” which are given to low-income patients, come in the form of $1 coupons that can be redeemed at local farmers’ markets. To maximize the program’s impact, […]

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