![]() ![]() "It’s really important to get those people fresh local food that they might not get from other sources," she said. "The Canadian Farmers’ Market Coalition is looking to the federal government to build a fund and this fund would be used to support the provinces that currently have it and help encourage provinces like Alberta to get this program," Fleck told CTV News Edmonton on Friday.įleck said 21.8 per cent of people in Alberta face food insecurity, including more than one-in-five children. ![]() ![]() Farmers' markets across Canada believe they can help address food insecurity while supporting local businesses, but they say they would need help from the federal government to do it.Ĭanadian Farmers' Markets, a national association for the business sector, has collected petitions from 68 markets in 52 ridings across the country asking the federal government to invest in a national coupon program fund to help bolster existing and proposed programs.Ĭhristie Fleck, the executive director of the Alberta Farmers' Market Association, said the coupon program is "very successful" and wants to see Alberta included in it. ![]()
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