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Frost damage occurs when the temperature briefly dips below freezing (32°F). Learning how to manage and mitigate losses due to frost is crucial in continuing to grow vegetables, especially in the Mid...
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Farmers Market Nutrition Program vendor training

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Iowa Fruit and Vegetable Growers AssociationFebruary 14, 2020

Watch webinar in Waterloo on March 26th or April 15th

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In cooperation with the Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will provide viewing for the Farmers Market Nutrition Program 2020 webinar training for new and returning farmers market vendors March 26 or April 15 for free. (Kristina D.C. Hoeppner via Flickr)

In cooperation with the Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will provide viewing for the Farmers Market Nutrition Program 2020 webinar training for new and returning farmers market vendors March 26 or April 15 for free.

This viewing option is for individuals who may not have internet service or who may experience internet service issues. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Black Hawk County will be showing the Farmers Market Nutrition Program Vendor Training for free at 3420 University Avenue in Waterloo, Iowa on March 26th and April 15th at 10:30 am.

The Iowa Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) consists of the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) FMNP and the Senior FMNP. The FMNPs are Congressionally-authorized programs that provide fresh, nutritious, unprepared, locally grown fruits, vegetables and herbs from farmer’s markets and farm stands to nutritionally at-risk women, infants, children, and low-income seniors.

The Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship does not limit the number of vendors who may become certified under FMNP. For more information and eligibility, visit www.iowaagriculture.gov, Marketing, Horticulture and Farmers Markets.

For more information please contact Shelly Smith, Executive Director, at ISU Extension & Outreach Black Hawk County, 319-234-6811 or shellys@iastate.edu.

— Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
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