Farmers' Markets

Sun and Soil Farm produce, sold at Greensboro’s Corner Market, is part of a Double Bucks program that doubles SNAP recipients’ purchasing power — matching every dollar spent so families can bring home twice the amount of fresh fruits and vegetables.

News

NC farmers, local markets caught in SNAP policy crosshairs

Will Atwater | North Carolina Health News

More than 1.4 million NC residents rely on food assistance monthly, state leaders and market advocates warn of rising pressure if federal cuts take hold.

Vanecia Boone, left, and Brandy Hamilton prepare Boone's booth, Herbin Herbals for Bountiful Land Food for All Farmers Market on Saturday, July 25, 2020, in Greensboro, N.C.

Race, Class & Communities

Greensboro Joins Other NC Cities Highlighting Black Farmers

Naomi P. Brown

On a hot Saturday morning in east Greensboro, customers loaded their vehicles with potatoes, herbs, corn, peaches, watermelon and other fresh produce…

Vegetables at the Moore Square Farmers Market Raleigh.

Business & Economy

Initiative Rallies To Help Farmers Ride Out Market Changes

Rebecca Martinez

A new program is ramping up efforts to help farmers in Moore, Lee and Rockingham Counties keep their land in production and keep their businesses…

Some of the farmers at Transplanting Traditions.

Business & Economy

Refugees Tend Their Own Farm In Orange County

Isaac-Davy Aronson

On 4 acres just outside Chapel Hill, nearly 150 Karen refugees till the soil as they did back home in Myanmar, also known as Burma.Transplanting…

Business & Economy

Refugees Tend Their Own Farm In Orange County

Isaac-Davy Aronson

On 4 acres just outside Chapel Hill, nearly 150 Karen refugees till the soil as they did back home in Myanmar, also known as Burma.Transplanting…

Health

Farmers' Markets Target Child Hunger

Isaac-Davy Aronson

Child hunger is the target of a collaboration between Triangle-based farmers' markets and nonprofit Farmer Foodshare. Food and money will be collected…