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On March 18, nearly 50 farmers market operators, farmers, customers, and allies gathered in Sacramento to advocate for continued funding for the California Nutrition Incentive Program (CNIP). Over the course of the day, this group met with 25 state legislators and their staff to stress the importance of funding CNIP in the state budget currently being developed and debated in Sacramento. CNIP is a program operated by the Office of Farm to Fork at the California Department of Food and Agriculture...

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Summer Melons – Certified Delicious!

You’ve just found a new variety of melon at your farmers’ market, not the usual watermelon or cantaloupe, but a lovely yellow melon with rippled rind. Or there’s one that’s small, oval, and green with...

Les Portello Steps Down as PCFMA Board Member

Les Portello Steps Down from PCFMA

Les Portello, a founding member and former President of the Board PCFMA Board of Directors, has stepped down from the PCFMA Board of Directors to join PCFMA’s Advisory Committee as an Emeritus...

Turn Up the Heat! Hot Peppers

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Tomatoes – Fresh Off the Vine

"A world without tomatoes is like a string quartet without violins." Laurie Colwin, Home Cooking One of the best things about summer is the joy of eating a delicious juicy tomato picked fresh off the...