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Danbury Farmers’ Market Community Collaborative

Danbury Farmers' MarketEquitable Access to Local Fresh Food:
Making it a Reality

Every Friday, from June 19th through October 30th, the Danbury Farmers’ Market Community Collaborative (DFMCC) enables everyone to share in the excitement and benefits of fresh local fruits, vegetables and  specialty food items.

Better Food For Better Health

cropped-dfmm-tomato.pngObesity and poor nutrition at all ages, underlying factors in most chronic diseases are strongly associated with the inadequate intake of fruits and vegetables. Those with limited resources tend to purchase less fruits and vegetables. Through direct market cash incentives, the DFMCC continues to attack disparities in food purchasing power. Research shows that 79% of the project participants increased their intake of fruits and vegetables.

Striving to provide equitable access to fresh food for all Danbury area residents, and promote health and nutrition, the collaborative of more than 30 community stakeholders, works to both enable those now excluded by limited resources to purchase fresh, local food at the Danbury Farmers’ Market and enhance the market experience for all. Healthy shoppers, healthy vendor profits and a healthy local economy are the goals. At its core, Better Food for Better Health is a community-wide health and nutrition enhancement and engagement campaign, a sustainable agriculture initiative, and an economic development strategy.

DFMCC Nutrition Incentives

For those with limited resources, providing additional cash (purchasing power) is the best incentive to increase buying and then eating, of local fresh fruits and vegetables. Using a market coin system, DFMCC enables Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly know as Food Stamps) recipients to use their benefits at the market and matches an unlimited amount per market to buy nutritious food. DFMCC also matches up to $9 per market for Seniors and Women, Infant & Children’s program (WIC) recipients using Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program Vouchers (FMNP).

For those not receiving government food assistance, Fruit and Veggie Health Certificates are available through a community health center and the YMCA, as part of some of their summer health programs.

Vets will be provided $10 in market produce coins at the market.  ID is required

Collaborative Members 2021

City of Danbury, Department of Health and Human Services
City of Danbury, Office of the Mayor
CityCenter Danbury
Coalition for Healthy Kids
Community Action Agency of Western Connecticut
Community Health Center Inc. of Danbury
CT Institute For Communities, Inc. (CIFC Greater Danbury Community Health Center & Early Learning Programs)
Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut
Danbury Grassroots Academy
Danbury Housing Authority
Danbury Housing Partnership
Danbury Public Library
Danbury Public Schools
Danbury Senior Center
Danbury-VITA, Inc.
Fairfield County’s Community Foundation
Hispanic Center of Greater Danbury
Housatonic Area Regional Transit (HARTransit)
Interfaith AIDS Ministry
New Opportunities – providing Danbury Senior Nutrition Services
Regional YMCA of Western CT
Ridgefield Visiting Nurses Association
Samaritan Health Center/Jericho Partnership
Temple B’nai Chaim
The Trust for Public Land
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Danbury
United Way of Western CT
University of Connecticut, SNAP Education Program
University of Connecticut, EFNEP Program
Volunteer Center of Western Connecticut
Nuvance Health
Western Connecticut State University (WCSU)
The Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Program, (CIFC)
The Work Place Valor Program- Veterans Program

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LATEST NEWS

  • Thanks to all for our 2020 season success!
  • Vegetable Frittata Recipe
  • Healthy Berry Crisp Recipe
  • DFM receives Fairfield County’s Community Foundation Grant for 2020
  • 2020 Danbury’s Farmers’ Market flyer

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Danbury Farmers' Market every Friday, June through October, at Danbury Railway Museum - 10:00am - 2pm
For more information call 203-792-1711
CityCenter Danbury Events is a 501C3 non-profit organization.
Funding provided, in part, by the Connecticut Department of Agriculture through the Community Investment Act.
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