App helps locate healthy food

Staff Report //June 13, 2019//

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Now in its second year, a smartphone app designed to help consumers locate farmers markets and roadside markets in South Carolina has grown by more than 100 participating vendors.

The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control has expanded the S.C. Farmers and Roadside Market App from 229 listed markets in its first year to 356 this year. Consumers can use the app to find nearby markets selling fresh produce. The app includes healthy recipes featuring in–season produce.

DHEC’s WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program provides WIC participants with checks that can be used to buy approved fresh produce at authorized farmers markets and roadside stands.

“The app makes it easy to find local, affordable options for fresh produce, which can empower families to make healthier food choices,” DHEC interim director of Public Health Nick Davidson said.

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