Thank you to the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors for passing a resolution recognizing #FarmersMarketWeek! Special thanks to Sup. Kennedy and Sup. Desmond for introducing the resolution. You can read the entire resolution at https://alchemistcdc.org/blog/fmweek2023/

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How to be a Midtown Farmers' Market Hero:

You may know Alchemist CDC's connection to farmers' markets through our CalFresh program, but were you aware that eleven of our Alchemist Kitchen Incubator businesses sell delectable, locally-produced food at the Saturday Midtown Farmers' Market?

Each of their products can be incorporated deliciously with the fresh farm products available at the market.

Swipe through for some Saturday inspiration!
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It was a huge day at the Florin Farmers' Market, with:
- 518 EBT Transactions
- $9,058 CalFresh Distributed
- $7,576 Market Match Distributed
For a total of $16,634 spent with small California farmers!

Find your market at https://alchemistcdc.org/fm
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We are hiring for a Calfresh at Farmers' Markets Program Manager! Find the job and apply at: https://alchemistcdc.org/calfresh-manager/

- Full-time, non-exempt, 40 hours/week.
- $60,000 per year.
- 100% company paid dental, vision, and medical insurance for the employee.
- 3 weeks PTO annually.
- 10 paid holidays annually.

Please share widely with your networks!
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We are hiring a full-time CalFresh at Farmers’ Markets Program Coordinator! If you are looking for a job that makes a meaningful impact and connects you to the Sacramento community, consider this one. https://alchemistcdc.org/calfresh-coordinator/

We especially encourage applicants who speak or write languages in addition to English! Please help us spread the word!

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On this #Juneteenth, we invite you to take fifteen minutes to read this powerful story of food sovereignty and black liberation from Dr. Shirley Sherrod about the New Communities Land Trust: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/the-struggle-for-the-land-a-story-from-americas-black-belt/
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We are hiring a full-time CalFresh at Farmers’ Markets Program Coordinator! If you are looking for a job that makes a meaningful impact and connects you to the Sacramento community, consider this one. https://alchemistcdc.org/calfresh-coordinator/

We especially encourage applicants who speak or write languages in addition to English! Please help us spread the word!
#FarmToFork #FarmToEveryFork #FoodJustice #SacramentoJobs

We know that your inbox and social media feed are full of appeals on this #BigDayOfGiving2023. As you consider which organizations you will support with your gifts this year, we hope you will consider us at Alchemist CDC. To that end, we have compiled a long list of (some) of what we have been up to: https://alchemistcdc.org/blog/bdog2023/

You can donate at https://tinyurl.com/alchemistbdog
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Do you know someone looking for a job that makes a difference? Let them know we are hiring three positions:
- Bookkeeper, full-time (30-40 hours), $26-$28/hour
- Farmers' Market EBT Program Assistant II, part-time (20 hours), $18.20/hour
- Commercial Kitchen Coordinator, part-time (20 hours), $20/hour

Visit https://alchemistcdc.org/employment/ for complete job descriptions, benefits, and application instructions.
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Thank you to UC Davis Health for sponsoring Root Down, Rise Up at the Alchemist Incubator level! Because of their support, you can receive a $10/ticket discount if you use code UCDavisHealth at https://tinyurl.com/rdru2023

We appreciate UC Davis Health's support and hope you will join us on May 18!
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Cast your vote! Alchemist CDC has been nominated to benefit from the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-Op "Make Every Day Earth Day Wooden Nickel Program". You can vote online or in-person at the Co-Op from today, April 21, to Sunday, April 23. Looking at the nominees, you can't go wrong with your vote! Find more info and cast your vote at https://tinyurl.com/acdc-earthday

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There are just 36 hours left to get the Early Bird discount when you purchase tickets to our Root Down, Rise Up fundraiser dinner! You won't want to miss this fun evening at the Oak Park Brewing Co. with delicious food, a limited release beer, and live jazz! Get tickets at: https://tinyurl.com/rdru2023

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Our Root Down, Rise Up early bird ticket deal will expire in 1 week! Get your tickets at the best individual rate now and support our work while enjoying a delicious, local meal; limited-release beer; and live music at Oak Park Brewing Co! Bring a group for an even deeper discount!
Tickets available at http://tinyurl.com/rdru2023

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We've got numbers for all of you who enjoy tracking data! In Jan/Feb 2023, we have distributed $135,913 in CalFresh and #MarketMatch (MM) at 6 local farmers' markets across 5,475 transactions!

You may note that the total dollar amount is a slight decrease from the same period in 2022. We can trace this to two root causes:

1. Until April '22, MM incentives were $15/customer. Since then, they have been $10/customer. This means fewer incentive dollars are available to spend in '23.

2. The weather was dramatically different between 2022 and 2023. This year, markets saw constant storms that sometimes resulted in early closures or even cancellations, which are normally very rare. The storms also impact the timing and availability of California-grown produce.

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Group discounts are now available for Root Down, Rise Up on May 18! If you've got a group of 4, 8, or 12, we've got great deals for you! Support our work around Sacramento and enjoy incredible local food, live music, and the limited-release Strawberry Lemon Radler! Get your tickets at https://tinyurl.com/rdru2023

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CapRadio has a great piece on the impending #HungerCliff from the end of SNAP Emergency Allotments, with local food resources: https://www.capradio.org/articles/2023/03/03/calfresh-emergency-benefits-end-this-month-heres-what-to-know/

It's worth reading and sharing.
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Take a look at this link ( https://alchemistcdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/End-of-EA-Get-Your-Full-Amount.pdf ) and contact your county CalFresh office to update your information. Your circumstances may have changed since you first enrolled and by updating your allowable deductions for housing, utilities, etc., you may be entitled to a higher monthly benefit amount than you think. Phone numbers for the offices are:
Sacramento County: 916-874-3700
Yolo County: 1-855-278-1594
Placer County: 1-888-385-5160

#FarmToEveryFork #HungerCliff #FoodJustice

Thank you to Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) and the California Alliance of Farmers' Markets for hosting Emma Burke and Sam Greenlee from our staff at the California Small Farm Conference! The interactive session was focused on High Quality EBT Access at every Certified Farmers' Market. This, of course, included Local Equitable Access to Food (LEAF) and the California Nutrition Incentive Program (CNIP).
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Check out the great story Sacramento Business Journal's Lindsay Oxford did on us, our Executive Director, and our work on Alchemist Public Market and state funding for CalFresh access at farmers' markets (Local Equitable Access to Food / SB907): https://www.bizjournals.com/.../sam-greenlee-alchemist...
Learn more about Alchemist Public Market: https://alchemistpublicmarket.com/
Learn more about Local Equitable Access to Food: https://alchemistcdc.org/leaf/
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We wanted to share a new resource. Taking information compiled by NorCal Resist, Sacramento Homeless Union, The Awkward Gardener, and ourselves, we have put together a map of food resources in the Sacramento region including food banks, food pantries, free fridges, farmers' markets, and farm stands (including EBT access and incentives). Take a look and share it with others: https://alchemistcdc.org/food-map/

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