Farmers Markets

A produce vendor hands several dollars in change to a woman in a pink tank top. Folding tables are full of plastic totes with peppers, zucchini, eggplant and carrots.

Why are locally-grown fruits and veggies often more expensive than what's at the grocery store?

Rachel Cramer

As part of the “Food Routes” series, Harvest Public Media explores three big factors that affect produce prices in the Midwest and Great Plains.

Liz Graznak sets up Happy Hollows Farms booth at Columbia Farmers Market, Saturday Sept. 14, 2024. Liz wears a bright orange shirt and an orange baseball cap. She's leaning over a wooden crate, reaching for produce to put in small bins for display.

KBIA News

You get what you pay for: Customers must weigh sustainability and costs

Jana Rose Schleis

Farmers say higher prices are essential to grow food that’s good for the environment

Politics

New bill to encourage food stamps users to eat healthier

Associated Press

An apple a day keeps the doctor away — at least that's what the backers of a Missouri bill to reimburse healthy food purchases are hoping.A Missouri House…