Farmers' Markets Help Women on Low Incomes

Intake of fruits and vegetables protects against several common chronic diseases, and low income is associated with lower intake. Vouchers that permit low-income women to shop at a local farmers’ market increase fruit and vegetable consumption in poor families, a new study shows.

The research, published this month in the American Journal of Public Health, comes just as states are making important changes to national nutrition programs.

Read "The Farmers' Market Effect," an article in the New York Times about this research, by clicking here.