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What has been your experience with your local WIC program? Are there any aspects that should be changed?

I am a graduate student studying the services provided by WIC programs and I am interested in hearing from former or current WIC participants willing to share their experiences with the program. I am especially interested in finding out what aspects of the program are NOT working and what would make them better. In particular: 1. Do you use the Farmers Market Nutrition Program? 2. Would you like to have fresh produce (i.e. various fruits and vegetables) available year round through vouchers? 3. Are there any voucher foods offered that are not practical or useful? 4. Did you receive any type of referral (for health services or otherwise) from your WIC program? If so, was it helpful? 5. Was any breastfeeding advice/counseling offered to you? 6. Did you feel any unnecessary pressure to breast feed from WIC staff members?
I would greatly appreciate any comments or info regarding this matter. Thanks!

1. no
2. yes
3. yeah, the beans/peas that they let us have.. ew lol. plus it weird that we get peanut butter and not bread
4. no
5. yes and it was very helpful
6. no, they just asked if i was going to and i said yes lol

Celebrating a Healthy Harvest: Recipes and tips for fresh fruits and vegetables [Farmers' Market Nutrition Program] …

Review of the use of food stamps in farmers’ markets : hearing before the Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition of the … September 18, 1990 (SuDoc Y 4.Ag 8/1:101-68) …

The Market Basket : Iowa Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program : A Guide for Choosing, Storing and Using Fresh Fruits & Vegetables from Farmers’ Markets $22.01 …

Farmers Market (Paperback) $8.13 Colorful vegetables, delicious fruits, and lots of friends. . . . The farmers market is always fun! Illustrator Edward Martinez brings the hustle and bustle of market day to life.

Farmers’ Market Bridal Shower Invitations $1.81 These whimsical hand-drawn bridal shower invitations are reminiscent of posters you might see at your local farmers’ market.

The Irish Farmers Market Cookbook $15.99 Both a cookbook and a culinary tour of Ireland, celebrating the diversity and quality of local food and showing how the experience of shopping at farmers’ markets can transform your everyday cooking.Over 100 recipes range from new takes on traditional Irish favourites to dishes with more Mediterranean flavours, always emphasising seasonality, local produce and fresh ingredients the return to slow food.Includes a guide to the best farmers’ markets in each region of Ireland, with profiles of some of the farmers and producers bringing their food sensations to market.As well as using ingredients available at the market, recipes also recreate some of the breads, cakes, chutneys available, like Gallic Kitchens organic steak pies and Giana Fergusons baked cheese with winter herbs so even if you can’t visit the markets you can still enjoy a taste of Ireland.Recipes for everyday cooking Fried mackerel, Cork Beef Stew as well as more unusual offerings that reflect the wider range of produce available at farmers’ markets, such as Roast Pheasant with Apple and Sweet Geranium Stew.