NEWS & UPDATES
THE LOCAL FOODS GUIDE
Adams County
Local Foods
Resource Guide 2013
The 2013 guides have been printed! Check back soon for the digital version. If you or your business/office would like copies to distribute, let us know! adamsfoodpolicy@gmail.com
HEALTHY OPTIONS 2013 WILL BEGIN FOR IT'S 3rd SEASON IN JUNE!
Read more about our 'food gap'initiative, called Healthy Options. 47 total families participated in 2012! Take a look at the community-based research done on the Healthy Options project, written in conjunction with ACFPC members, local academics, and the participants involved in the program. We will be expanding this year to involve even more households!! contact: adamsfoodpolicy@gmail.com if you or someone you know is facing food insecurity, yet not quite eligible for federal food assistance programs (annual income between 160%-250% of the Federal Poverty Income Guideline), and would like to participate in Healthy Options this year!
Oyler's Organic Farms are offering cooking and food preservation classes, starting in June 2013, in their commercial kitchen at the farm! Check out the variety of classes and schedule and don't forget to register!
THE ADAMS COUNTY FARMERS MARKET ASSOCIATION MAKES GREAT STRIDES
Check out their 2012 list of accomplishments,
RESEARCH ON FOOD ACCESS IN ADAMS COUNTY
- Identifying Food Access Barriers for the Adams County, Pennsylvania Latino Community (pdf)
- Examining Attitudes and Understandings of SNAP recipients towards the use of SNAP benefits at Adams County Farmers Markets (pdf)
- Additional Research Summaries on the Local Resource Section of our website.