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Project Rose presents Waynesboro Farmers Market impact, requests funding support
Summary
Project Rose director Megan Marshall told council the Waynesboro Farmers Market—managed by Project Rose since 2015—has expanded sales and food access programs and asked council to consider a forthcoming community service agency funding request to sustain SNAP-match and other assistance.
Megan Marshall, director of programs and strategic impact at Project Rose, briefed the council on the Waynesboro Farmers Market and its role in food access and downtown economic activity.
Marshall said Project Rose took over market management in 2015 after receiving a USDA Community Food Projects grant and described rapid growth: "annual sales have grown more than 950%," the market has benefited "more than 200 small farms and food businesses," and Project Rose has secured "more than a quarter million…
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