Nutrition assistance program benefits are becoming widely accepted outside of grocery stores across the country, and this trend is strongly supported in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Shopping at farmers markets is a great way to utilize one’s nutrition assistance dollars – as the consumer benefits from increased availability of fresh, local produce and the farmers receive a wider and loyal customer base. However, many are not aware that their benefits can be used at farmers markets, so the Milwaukee Farmers Market Connection put together a flyer in order to advance their goal of providing fresh, local food for all of Milwaukee. See the attached PDF to see which markets in Milwaukee accept WIC, Quest/SNAP/EBT/FoodShare, and SFMNP benefits.

MKE farmers market list 2017

A link on more information about FoodShare benefits – how to sign up and who is eligible:

https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/foodshare/index.htm

 

Although L.A. has officially legalized street vending in the midst of a presidential transition, much more work needs to be accomplished in order to make this decriminalization successful the second time around. Despite an initial success in securing a legal vending district in MacArthur Park 20 years ago, benevolent city council members were unable to negotiate terms that made street vending appealing for both vendors and the community itself. The new vending policy has yet to be fully developed and initiated, but it appears council members are more attune to making street vending functional and permanent – which promises paramount economic opportunities for communities, particularly Central American immigrants, in L.A..

 

Full article: https://www.citylab.com/life/2017/06/what-la-can-learn-from-its-failed-experiment-in-legalized-street-vending/530829/?utm_source=nl__link2_062617

See more:  https://www.huduser.gov/portal/periodicals/cityscpe/vol18num1/article5.html