FUTURE Plans for activation:
When they launch in 2022, this mobile farmers market will specifically serve Lompoc five days a week. The Route One Farmers Market will prioritize neighborhoods based on their access to fresh, healthy food.
The mobile farmers market will help expand access to affordable food by providing additional outlets for low-income community members to use their CalFresh/EBT benefits. CalFresh recipients can take advantage of Market Match to make their dollars go further when purchasing fresh food from farmers’ markets and mobile markets. Learn more about Market Match in the video.
In this video, our Market Navigator Sonia Sandoval shares how to use your EBT to shop at the market and maximize your money with Market Match.
NOTABLE SUCCESSES
- “All of this progress came from seed support from SBCFAN grant funding. With this support we have been able to build the structure of the partnership for the pilot program, pursue additional funding opportunities, and nurture new connections.”
- This project has been almost three years in the making to provide equitable access to produce, address food security, and strengthen food distribution in North Santa Barbara County.
- “The best news is that, if all goes according to plan, we should be able to purchase our Mobile Market Vehicle early in the new year and have it up for operation by late Spring 2022!” – Shelby Wild, Executive Director, Route One Farmers Market
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State-wide Mobile Market Pilot Program Partners
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State-wide Mobile Market Pilot Program Partners
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