FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program

Randall Weiseman May 16, 2011 FL Commissioner Report, Florida, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight has Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam about the Florida Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, which provides women participating in the WIC program with coupons that can be redeemed for fresh produce at participating retail farmers’ markets in North Florida. More information is available online at WIC/Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program.

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You can follow Commissioner Putnam on Facebook, www.facebook.com/adamputnam, or Twitter, @adamputnam.

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