Buying groceries on a fixed income is becoming more difficult, said Cheryl Olson, but access to fresh vegetables has gotten a little easier.

For the past five years, she has received a boost in her farmers market vegetable purchases, thanks to the Essentia Health-supported programs that subsidize produce purchases. Olson has chosen potatoes, onions, kale, berries — “everything but zucchini,” she said.

Essentia is a  farmers market community partner

Essentia Health sponsors and partners with farmers markets across the region. By supporting local farmers markets and community health, we bring people together over locally grown food and a sense of connectedness.