The Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (known in Michigan as Project FRESH - Farm Resources Expanding and Supporting Health) started in 1986 in several states across the country. In 1988, Congress authorized a three-year demonstration project to test the concept in 10 states. The project’s success led Congress to enact the WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Act of 1992. Project FRESH was administered by the Michigan Department of Agriculture as a federal pilot in 1989 and 1990. In 1993, after a two-year hiatus, the program was transferred to the Michigan Department of Community Health where it remains today.
(See Reports for specific yearly information)