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Home grown: the trials and triumphs of starting up a farmers' market in Waianae, Hawaii

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  • Christy Inda
  • Anuenue Washburn
  • Sheila Beckham
  • Bryan Talisayan
  • Desiree Hikuroa

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Improving access to healthy foods is fundamental to bolstering the overall health of a community. Farmers' markets are one way to make healthy foods more available while simultaneously enhancing the economic viability of the community. However, developing and sustaining a farmers' market is often easier said than done—requiring substantial resources, community cooperation and partnerships, copious amounts of creativity, and perseverance. This article chronicles the birth and growth of a farmers' market initiative in response to a community with unique socio-economic and health disparities, and offers practical advice based on experience for similar communities interested in creating farmers' markets. Specific innovative strategies used at this market include: the acceptance of Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) technology; free transportation; the inclusion of traditional Hawaiian food vendors; Hawaiian food-related cultural activities such as poi -pounding demonstrations; community-wide market development surveys; key partnerships with established agricultural organizations; and ongoing nutrition education/food demonstrations.

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  • Christy Inda & Anuenue Washburn & Sheila Beckham & Bryan Talisayan & Desiree Hikuroa, 2011. "Home grown: the trials and triumphs of starting up a farmers' market in Waianae, Hawaii," Community Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 42(2), pages 181-192, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:comdev:v:42:y:2011:i:2:p:181-192
    DOI: 10.1080/15575330.2011.520327
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