Last week, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced FreshConnect grants to 34
projects around the state that will increase access to New York farm
products for residents in low-income and underserved areas.
Almost 1.5 million New Yorkers live in areas with limited supermarket
access. Expanding access to fresh food in underserved communities has
been shown to both improve nutrition and lower costs related to obesity
and diet-related disease, while also fostering community and economic
development. Governor Cuomo launched the FreshConnect program last year
to create new farmers' markets and support existing markets that
provided fresh produce to high-need areas. With this round of funding,
the program will have helped a total of 48 projects throughout the state
bring New York farm products to communities in need.
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