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The Southeastern PA RC&D Council in partnership with
the Penn State Cooperative Extension, local
county
WIC
and Senior Citizen offices, the Community Action Development Commission, USDA-NRCS, and
the USDA Ag Marketing Service is conducting a pilot project of providing
transportation to WIC participants and low-income senior citizens. The
transportation service will take them to local farmer markets throughout the
summer of 2006.
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Currently many of the coupons provided by the PA Department
of Agriculture to these groups are not being redeemed.
A goal of this pilot project is to determine if lack of transportation is
one of the barriers for low redemption rates.
Other benefits of the project include increasing the
consumption of
Pennsylvania
fresh fruits and vegetables, increasing small farmer income levels, and
reconnecting consumers with food producers.
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The USDA Ag Marketing Service is providing the SEPA
RC&D Council with a grant to underwrite the project. A sample
brochure and poster can be downloaded
using the hyperlinks.
For more information about the project, please contact the
SEPA RC&D office, 215-453-9527 Ext. 5, or send an email to, chairman@separcd.org
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