DEM TAKES FARMERS' MARKETS ON THE ROAD TO SENIOR CENTERS

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RI Department of Environmental Management
235 Promenade Street, Providence, RI 02908
(401) 222-2771 TDD/(401) 222-4462

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For Release:	August 19, 2004
Contact:	Gail Mastrati 222-4700 ext. 2402 Stephanie Powell 222-4700 ext. 4418

DEM TAKES FARMERS' MARKETS ON THE ROAD TO SENIOR CENTERS

PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management's Division of Agriculture has coordinated a traveling farmers' market to make it easier for seniors to redeem their senior farmers' market coupons. DEM, in conjunction with the Department of Elderly Affairs has issued over 40,000 coupons with a value of $5 each to seniors who are at least 60 years of age and have incomes less than 185 percent of the poverty level. The coupons can be redeemed at farmers' markets throughout the state.

The Division of Agriculture's traveling farmers' markets will be visiting the following senior centers in the near future:

Cranston Senior Center
1070 Cranston Street
Cranston
Monday, August 23
9 a.m. to noon

Salvatore Mancini Resource and Activity Center
2 Atlantic Boulevard
North Providence
Monday, August 23
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Johnston Senior Center
14 Pricilla Lane
Johnston
Monday, August 30
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For more information about Rhode Island farmers' markets or the senior farmers' market program, contact Peter Susi at DEM's Division of Agriculture, 222-2781 ext. 4517.

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