Reducing the Geographic and Financial Barriers to Food Access: Perceived Benefits of Farmers' Markets and Monetary Incentives

Dimitri, Carolyn; Oberholtzer, Lydia; Nischan, Michel

doi:10.1080/19320248.2013.840547

Cited by 15 publications

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“…15 More forthrightly, if still below the political radar for all but especially attentive citizens, different levels of the U.S. federal system variously offer tax incentives to grocery stores to locate in socalled food deserts. 16 Both of these submerged approaches are aimed at engaging food-industry representatives, it is worthy of note.…”

Section: Submerged State I: Tax Policiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Of nannies and nudges: the current state of U.S. obesity policymaking

Kersh¹

2015

Public Health

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Section: Submerged State I: Tax Policiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Of nannies and nudges: the current state of U.S. obesity policymaking

Kersh¹

2015

Public Health

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“…Most intervention studies use FV intake as a main outcome for evaluating the effectiveness of farmers' markets [23,24,33,34,[40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50]. However, the majority of these studies are based in the United States, where government assistance programs are used as financial incentives for purchasing FV.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Fruit and Vegetable Purchases in Farmer’s Market Stands: Analysing Survey and Sales Data

Rebouillat

Bonin

Kestens

et al. 2019

IJERPH

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Farmers' market implementation holds promise for increasing access to healthy foods. Although rarely measured, purchase data constitute an intermediate outcome between food environment and actual consumption. In a study conducted with two seasonal Fruits and Vegetables (FV) stands in a disadvantaged area of Montréal (Canada), we analysed how accessibility, perception, and mobility-related factors were associated with FV purchase. This analysis uses a novel measure of FV purchasing practices based on sales data obtained from a mobile application. A 2016 survey collected information on markets' physical access, perceived access to FV in the neighbourhood, usual FV consumption and purchases. Multivariate models were used to analyse three purchasing practice indicators: number of FV portions, FV variety and expenditures. Average shoppers purchased 12 FV portions of three distinct varieties and spent 5$. Shoppers stopping at the market on their usual travel route spent less (p = 0.11), bought fewer portions (p = 0.03) and a lesser FV variety (p < 0.01). FV stands may complement FV dietary intake. Individuals for whom the market is on their usual travel route might make more frequent visits and, therefore, smaller purchases. The novel data collection method allowed analysis of multiple purchase variables, is precise and easy to apply at unconventional points of sales and could be transposed elsewhere.

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“…Many SNAP participants are unaware that SNAP benefits are accepted at farmers markets throughout the country (Flamm, 2011;Wetherill & Gray, 2015). As a result, only 0.01% of SNAP benefits are being redeemed at farmers markets each year (Dimitri, Oberholtzer, & Nischan, 2013). Farmers markets can benefit from partnering with local food and nutrition-related organizations who work directly with SNAP participants to increase awareness of the opportunity to use SNAP benefits at local farmers markets (Hasin & Stieren, 2014).…”

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“…Some markets around the country now offer farmers market incentive programs that provide SNAP participants with a dollar-for-dollar match for each SNAP dollar spent at the market (Oberholtzer, Dimitri, & Schumacher, 2012;Savoie-Roskos, Durward, Jewkes, & LeBlanc, 2016). These programs have been established in an effort to increase utilization of EBT at markets, expand consumption of locally grown fresh produce, and improve food security status among program participants (Dimitri et al, 2013;Oberholtzer et al, 2012;Savoie-Roskos, Durward, et al, 2016). Nutrition education at the market combined with farmers market incentives may be an effective way to increase SNAP participants' purchases of locally grown foods at farmers markets.…”

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Effectiveness of a SNAP-Ed Nutrition Education Booth at Farmers Markets

Savoie‐Roskos

LeBlanc

Coombs

et al. 2016

JAFSCD

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Many farmers markets are now accepting federal nutrition assistance benefits through programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), allowing program participants to use their benefits for purchasing locally grown fruits and vegetables. Select farmers markets that accept SNAP benefits offer nutrition education through recipe testing, cooking demonstrations, and recipe cards for market patrons. Minimal data, however, have been collected to determine the effectiveness of the educational materials used at a * Offering nutrition education at farmers markets that accept SNAP benefits is one way to educate low-income shoppers on how to select, store, and prepare local produce; it may also increase the overall amount of produce purchased at the market.

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Reducing the Geographic and Financial Barriers to Food Access: Perceived Benefits of Farmers' Markets and Monetary Incentives

Cited by 15 publications

References 26 publications

Of nannies and nudges: the current state of U.S. obesity policymaking

Of nannies and nudges: the current state of U.S. obesity policymaking

Fruit and Vegetable Purchases in Farmer’s Market Stands: Analysing Survey and Sales Data

Effectiveness of a SNAP-Ed Nutrition Education Booth at Farmers Markets

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