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Effectiveness of Fresh to You, a Discount Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Market in Low-Income Neighborhoods, on Children’s Fruit and Vegetable Consumption, Rhode Island, 2010-2011

Increasing access to farmers’ markets is a recommended approach to increase fruit and vegetable consumption. However, there are challenges to increasing access in underserved and lower-income neighborhoods, including short growing seasons, lack of access to culturally appropriate or desired produce, and high cost of produce at farmers’ markets. The “Fresh to You” program, a partnership More

Keywords: Community setting, Farmers' markets, Fruits and vegetables, Neighborhood, Spanish language

Date: October 2015

Resource Type: Journal Article

Focus Areas: Food Access Food Retail

Identifying and Evaluating Food Environment Changes Improving Access to Affordable Healthy Foods in Low-Income Communities

The goal of this research is to evaluate the Fresh to You (FTY) program, which aims to increase year-round access to affordable, high-quality, fresh fruits and vegetables for low-income families through implementation of year-round discount fruit and vegetable markets in community organizations. Specifically, this work will consist of (a) conducting process evaluations of FTY in More

Keywords: Community setting, Food insecurity, Fruits and vegetables, Home, Spanish language, Urban

Date: September 2008

Resource Type: Grant Summary

Focus Areas: Food Access Food Retail Pricing & Economics