Public Health Farmers' Market

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2014-05-01

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Ohio State University. Office of Outreach and Engagement

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The College of Public Health partners annually with Columbus Public Health to offer a farmers' market in downtown Columbus. The market is held one day a week for three weeks at Columbus Public Health. Ohio farmers offer fresh fruits and vegetables, providing nutritious food options to residents of areas known for having limited access to grocery stores.

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IMPACT. 1: Volunteer assistance made it possible to serve 5,889 people in 2013, issue 3,824 WIC vouchers, and provide $1,965 in fresh produce to 139 Ohio Direction Card customers. -- 2. 33 volunteers donated over 140 hours of time to the 2013 farmer's market. -- 3. 17 local farms participated in the 2013 farmers market.
OSU PARTNERS: College of Public Health
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Columbus Public Health
PRIMARY CONTACT: Phylis Pirie (ppirie@cph.osu.edu)

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Engaged Scholars, v. 2 (2014).

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http://hdl.handle.net/1811/85134

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Engaged Scholars: Volume 2 (2014)