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We share stories, tips and trends about the mobile farmers' market industry. Inspiring communities around the world to increase healthy food access, address food deserts and battle food insecurity with the use of a mobile market vehicle.

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A Grim Reality: How Food Insecurity Accelerates Cognitive Decline…

Most people work their whole lives and are used to a certain level of independence because of that. No one wants to become a...
Lorraine Dufour
Apr 20, 2023 4 min read

Customer-Focused and Festive: Mobile Markets Bring Dignified, Culturally Relevant…

Mobile farmers’ markets are more than just a place to get fresh produce. Visiting a mobile market is like attending a fun activity or...
James Mallory
Mar 2, 2023 4 min read

Go With Your Gut: The Connection Between Gut Health…

You know that feeling you get when you have to deliver bad news? That sick feeling right in the pit of your stomach? We’ve...
Lorraine Dufour
Jan 26, 2023 6 min read

How Mobile Markets Can Help End Hunger by 2030

At The Farmers’ Truck, we dream big. And it’s with this attitude that the seemingly impossible becomes possible.  The White House National Strategy has...
James Mallory
Dec 22, 2022 5 min read

Mobile Market Provides Access to Nutritious Food for Northwest…

*This is the third article in our three-part Inspiring Changemaker 2022 Series. These stories highlight the amazing work of our clients and their food...
James Mallory
Nov 18, 2022 4 min read

The 2022 WH Conference on Hunger and the Significance…

If you’re a fan of healthy food access like we are, then you’re likely aware the White House recently held a monumental conference on...
Lorraine Dufour
Nov 9, 2022 5 min read

Meals on Wheels Conference Focuses on Solutions to Help…

Seniors are some of the most vulnerable people when it comes to food insecurity. And they will make up more and more of the...
James Mallory
Oct 20, 2022 4 min read

Exploring The Value of Mobile Market Programs As Community…

Fighting for food justice and increasing food access is incredibly hard, yet rewarding work. Don’t you wish that more people understood that? Well, we...
Lorraine Dufour
Aug 23, 2022 1 min read

The Open Door: Mobile Markets Reducing Barriers to Stop…

*This is the second article in our three-part Inspiring Changemaker 2022 Series, where we highlight the amazing work of our clients and their food security...
James Mallory
Jul 14, 2022 5 min read

The Farmers’ Truck 2021 Retrospective: Crazy Challenges and Fantastic…

Being a company dedicated to food security, our success isn’t measured by dollar signs but rather by our social impact. Last year saw no...
Lorraine Dufour
May 16, 2022 7 min read
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