Field Reports
Fresh Food, Fresh Access
Adrien Schless-Meier,
Emerson Fellow
Published 2014
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Fresh Food, Fresh Access evaluates the first year of Fresh Access, Just Harvest Education Fund’s EBT at farmers’ markets program at six farmers’ markets in Pittsburgh, using data from a combination of customer and vendor surveys, focus groups, sales figures, and on-site observations. The report details the need for increased outreach to low-income people in farmers’ market neighborhoods, implementation of a matching or incentive program for shoppers using EBT at farmers’ markets, and increased public support for Fresh Access and SNAP.
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Raised in Denver, Colorado, Adrien graduated from Reed College in 2012 with a degree in sociology. Her senior thesis analyzed organizational barriers to participation in farmers’ markets among low-income people and people of color in Portland, Oregon. As an AmeriCorps member serving in the Office of Sustainability at Multnomah County, Adrien conducted research on healthy food access, food system infrastructure, and shopping patterns in a USDA-designated food desert. She also designed an interactive map to provide county residents and staff with comprehensive data on a variety of food resources, from convenience stores to community gardens.
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