Sign-Up Begins For Farmers ’ Market Nutrition Program HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Agriculture Secretary Sam Hayes recently announced that the Pennsylvania Depart ment of Agriculture is seeking in terested farmers for the 2002 Farmers’ Market Nutrition Pro -gram. “Through this program, the Department of Agriculture is working to help Pennsylvania farmers who grow the finest pro duce and those on low budgets who need fresh fruits and vege- Outdoor Farm Market PALMYRA (Lebanon Co.) A producer-only outdoor farm ers’ market, with space for 10-12 growers/producers, will be open ing in Palmyra late this spring. Only growers/producers will be permitted to sell at this market. The market will be open Satur days from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and run through the fall. This is a great chance for growers to sell directly to the public and for the public to buy high-quality, flavor ful, nutritious food and food products. Capital wfc iv* Painting 17 M ..... 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The program be gins June 1 and continues until Nov. 30. Growers interested in partici pating in the 2002 program must own or lease farmland in Penn sylvania where they produce and The Lebanon County Penn State Cooperative Extension and the Lebanon Valley Food and Farming Association will present a program for growers from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb. 16 at the Lebanon County Agri culture Center. The program will review the experiences of other markets, describe the require ments for participating in the Palmyra market, and make ap plication forms available to grow ers who want to be considered for H. James Siegrist Myron Shaffer Scrmylkiu Pittsgrove, NJ New Creek, WV Welding & - (856) 692-2227 (304) 749-8483 Machining Ed Jones Dl JoeH ,? r nu (57(» 3^6*1177 Mechamcsburg, PA (570)386 1177 (717)766-0426 (419) 687-5801 sell more than $l,OOO of agricul tural products. More than 50 per cent of the retail value of the pro duce sold under the program must be grown in Pennsylvania. Growers that participated in the 2001 program will receive no tices from the Department of Ag riculture’s Bureau of Food Distri bution. Other farmers interested in participating in the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program may contact the Bureau of Food Dis- To Open this market opportunity. Growers/Producers interested in participating are urged to attend. Market participation is open to growers throughout the region. There is no fee for the program. However, advanced registration is requested so that sufficient copies of the handout material can be provided. For a program brochure or more information, call Ed Herrmann at (717) 270-4391. tribution at (800) 468-2433 or were available for the WIC pr0(717) (717) 787-2940. gram. WIC mothers and children The Farmers’ Market Nutri- ages 2to 5 can receive $2O in tion Program provides checks to vouchers, eligible Women, Infants and . Pjj°* Seniors Farmers Mar- ChUdren (WIC) recipients to * et Mutation Pirogram ■ was purchase fresh fruits and vege- launched in 1998 for older Perm , .. - sylvamans m several areas of the tables from 525 approved ven- state where received $2O d " s , v^ nia ' I" in vouchers. More than 96,000 *«« *? uuU lOll . “* Btate nds seniors redeemed $l.B million in and $2.2 million m federal funds vouchers in 2001. Board Announces January Class 1 Price HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) The Milk Marketing Board (MMB) announced the prices to be paid to Pennsylvania dairy farmers for January Class I milk (beverage) as an average of $16.01 in the western areas of the commonwealth, and an average of $16.50 in the central and east ern areas. Farmers whose milk produc tion is pooled under a Federal Order will receive a market-wide blended price based upon the Grelder & Wltmer Associates, Inc. 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