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WENESDAY: DAR Commissioner Watson, State and Local Officials to Promote Healthy Eating at Davis Square Farmers’ Market 

 

WHAT: Department of Agricultural Resources (DAR) Commissioner Greg Watson will be visiting the Davis Square Farmers’ Market in Somerville for the final stop of the 2014 Farmers’ Market Tour Series. The tour aims to promote Massachusetts’ farmers markets and raise awareness about healthy eating options for low-income residents across the Commonwealth. Farmers markets provide families and individuals who may not otherwise have access with an opportunity to purchase nutritious food using SNAP/EBT benefits.

WHO:  Mayor Joseph Curtatone, City of Somerville 
DAR Commissioner Greg Watson
Frank Martinez Nocito, Department of Transitional Assistance

WHEN: Wednesday, November 5, 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: Davis Square Farmers’ Market, Day and Herbert Street Lot, Somerville, MA

DAR’s mission is to ensure the long-term viability of agriculture in Massachusetts. Through its four divisions – Agricultural Conservation & Technical Assistance, Agricultural Markets, Animal Health, and Crop and Pest Services – DAR strives to support, regulate and enhance the rich diversity of the Commonwealth’s agricultural community to promote economically and environmentally sound food safety and animal health measures, and fulfill agriculture’s role in energy conservation and production. For more information, visit DAR’s website at www.mass.gov/agr, and/or follow at twitter.com/mdarcommish.


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