Seacoast Eat Local

Snap - operation of a supplemental nutrition assistance program to offer incentives to low-income individuals and families. The program enables snap recipients to double their snap dollars to purchase Local fruits and vegetables at farmers' markets, farm stands, and community supported agriculture (csa) shares. This includes $54,000 of matching initiatives and $30,000 in snap spent this year.

Summer farmers' market - operation of four weekly summer farmers' markets taking place from may through october. This includes portsmouth (saturdays), exeter (thursdays), dover (wednesdays), and durham (mondays). The markets are made up of a variety of different vendors who sell fruit, vegetables, meat, seafood, eggs, honey, maple syrup, baked goods, value-added foods, hot prepared food, crafts, and body care products. All of our vendors make, grow, harvest, catch, or craft 100% of the products they sell at the market. We also have musicians, nonprofits, and other guests to help make the markets fun, community-oriented, and engaging.

Mobile market education programs - a series of programs that create more awareness and demand for Local food. We provide fun and engaging pop-up farmers market events to teach people about the variety of Local foods available in the region. This is done through k-5 schools, hospitals/wellness sites, and other community locations. These events help give families the skills, knowledge, and confidence they need to become an active part of the Local food economy.