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Certified
Farmers' Markets |
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One of our primary activities
is the start-up and operation of certified farmers' markets in the
Los Angeles area. Below is a list of our markets: |
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Atwater
Village Farmers' Market |
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The Atwater Village
Farmers’ Market opened in June 2005. The market is open
every Sunday from 10am to 2pm and is located at 3250 Glendale
Blvd. in the Wells Fargo parking lot at Larga Ave. The
market offers a wide selection of fresh fruits and vegetables
as well as bread, spreads, flowers, prepared foods and
artisan crafts each week. The market also hosts monthly
events including cooking demonstrations, contests, children's
activities and live entertainment.
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Echo
Park Farmers' Market |
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The Echo Park Farmers’
Market opened on October 13, 2006 and features quality
locally grown seasonal fruits and vegetables. As with
all SEE-LA’s markets, WIC (Women, Infant, and Children)
Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program checks and EBT/Food
Stamps are accepted.
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Hollywood
Farmers' Market (HFM) |
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Our oldest ongoing
Certified Farmers' Market (CFM), held every Sunday, on
Ivar and Selma Avenue, in Hollywood. Started May 5, 1991,
the HFM has grown to be one of the largest CFM's in Southern
California.
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Hollywood-Sears
Farmers' Market |
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This “mini market”
offers a variety of in-season fresh fruits and vegetables
direct from the farmers. Open since November 2001, it
is located at Sears parking lot (behind the store) at
5601 Santa Monica Boulevard, between Wilton and Western.
This Certified Farmers’ Market (CFM) is open Wednesdays,
from 12:30 to 5:30 PM. The market accepts Food Stamps/EBT
cards, Women Infants and Children/ Farmers’ Market Nutrition
Program (WIC/FMNP) Coupons, and Seniors Farmers Market
Nutrition Program Coupons (SFMNP).
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L.A.
Central Avenue Farmers' Market |
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This “mini market”
celebrated its 2nd Anniversary in March 2005! Open on
Saturdays, from 9 AM to 1 PM, and located on 43rd Place
and Central Avenue in South Los Angeles, this market offers
affordable, fresh, and locally grown produce to the residents
in the area. The market accepts Food Stamps/EBT cards,
WIC/FMNP Coupons, and Seniors Farmers Market Nutrition
Program Coupons (SFMNP).
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Leimert
Park Village Farmers' Market |
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This “mini market”
celebrated its 2nd Anniversary in March 2005! Open on
Saturdays, from 9 AM to 1 PM, and located on 43rd Place
and Central Avenue in South Los Angeles, this market offers
affordable, fresh, and locally grown produce to the residents
in the area. The market accepts Food Stamps/EBT cards,
WIC/FMNP Coupons, and Seniors Farmers Market Nutrition
Program Coupons (SFMNP).
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Watts
Healthy Farmers' Market |
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The Watts Healthy
Farmers' Market is the newest certified farmers’ market
operated by SEE-LA. WHFM opened in July 2007 thanks to
a generous grant from Kaiser Permanente and Childrens
Hospital of Los Angeles. Located in beautiful Ted Watkins
Memorial Park (formerly Will Rogers Park) on the corner
of 103rd and Central Avenue, it is open every Saturday,
10am-2pm, rain or shine! The market offers a wide variety
of locally grown farm fresh fruits and vegetables at affordable
prices, as well as fantastic prepared foods and family-friendly
community events. As with all SEE-LA markets, WHFM accepts
Food Stamps/EBT cards, Women Infants and Children/ Farmers’
Market Nutrition Program (WIC/FMNP) Coupons, and Seniors
Farmers Market Nutrition Program Coupons (SFMNP).
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www.farmernet.com |
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A web site providing information about
Certified Farmers' Markets in the Los Angeles area, which connects
fresh food consumers, farmers, and Certified Farmers' Markets.
The site provides information regarding the time and location
of markets, as well as events happening and ways to get more involved.
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Farmer's Kitchen |
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A community space that will extend the
once-a-week presence of the Farmers' Market, the Kitchen will
provide a number of services and programs to the local community,
with a particular focus on assistance and nutrition education
for the low-income population. Beginning in winter 2008, it will
provide job training in food preparation and deliver farm fresh
food to the community through innovative programs and a retail
café. Please see the new Farmer's
Kitchen web site and our donation
page for more information and the opportunity to support this
exciting facility.
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“Bring
the Farmer to Your School” Program |
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The “Bring the Farmer to Your School”
Program 2004 has finished a successful 2nd year! Over the past
two years, Sustainable Economic Enterprises of Los Angeles (SEE-LA),
in partnership with the LAUSD Nutrition Network, has been developing
an innovative program that brings farmers to the classroom. Farmers
share their farming experiences, talk to students about how fruits
and vegetables are grown, and discuss the importance of eating
at least five fruits or vegetables daily. The students get to
taste samples of the farmers’ fresh produce, gaining a better
understanding of where their food comes from, and hopefully, developing
a taste and appreciation for fresh fruits and vegetables that
will last their whole lives. Please Choose a Program:
Option 1: Farmer
In The Classroom Program
Option 2: The
Farmer Stand Program
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EBT/Food Stamp Project |
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SEE-LA is spearheading a countywide effort
to promote the use of EBT cards at farmers’ markets. EBT cards,
also known as the Golden State Advantage Card, replaced paper
food stamps as the method of using food assistance benefits as
of March 2004. 22 certified farmers’ markets in LA County are
currently accepting the food stamp EBT cards using wireless point-of-sale
devices. This project also aims to increase food stamp participation
among eligible families in Los Angeles County, of which 55 percent
are not currently enrolled in the food stamp program. To find
out which markets are accepting EBT click
here
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The "Good Cooking" Program |
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The Good Cooking Program is a six week
cooking class series designed for the busy cooks of limited income
families. Using fresh seasonal produce supplied by growers from
the Farmers Market, each class demonstrates recipes that show
how easy it is to include more fresh fruits and vegetables in
family meals.
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help support the New Farmer's Kitchen! |
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