Despite a late start due to the harsh winter, area farmers' markets are bursting with produce! Our markets are also becoming a great resource for information as well, with GardenShare providing produce spotlights at each market throughout the summer, highlighting in-season produce with delicious, easy preparation instructions, as well as tips on nutrition and storage.

Incentives for EBT/SNAP users are in full effect at the Canton, Potsdam, Massena and Ogdensburg markets. For every $5 of SNAP/EBT, shoppers will receive a $2 Fresh Connect Check and a $2 CNY Health Bucks coupon. That means, for example, that $10 of SNAP/EBT benefits now buys $18 of food at these markets!

The Whitten Family Farm Mobile Market has been up and traveling for the past month with weekly stops in Potsdam, Brasher Falls, Massena and Tupper Lake. Cherie Whitten's aim is to eliminate some of the barriers for low-income shoppers by coming closer to their doorstep. The market has been met with deep appreciation and excitement for this new opportunity to buy fresh and local. NCPR's recent story about the market explains more. 

We still have about two more months of great, fresh, local produce available at our local farmer's markets, so head on out and meet your farmers!