Are Farmers Markets a Food Security Alternative for Low-Income Communities?

Forty million of the more than eight hundred million people who experienced hunger in 2018 are Americans. Due to urban expansion, the impact of climate change, and impoverishment, the most affected by food insecurity are urban residents of racial and ethnic minorities, disadvantaged seniors and children, and adults with disabilities. International and local policymakers have revamped an ancient place of trade, the food market, as a means of giving low-income communities access to healthy food as an alternative to the big chain grocers. The food system is complex, and a multi-stakeholder approach is necessary to reduce food insecurity. That could include education, the promotion of food markets, the establishment of community food gardens, and food rescue.