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39 <br />ANNUAL REPORT 2025 <br />LINDEN AVENUE FARMER’S MARKET <br />The Linden Avenue Farmers Market (LAFM) <br />brings together food vendors, local and regional <br />farmers, and health and wellness organizaƟ ons <br />who are all dedicated to addressing food <br />insecurity specifi cally on the Nortwest side. In <br />2025, the LAFM returned to its orginal locaƟ on <br />at the MarƟ n Luther King Jr. Dream Center. <br />LAFM also benefi ted from a USDA Farmers <br />Market PromoƟ on Program grant which allowed <br />the City to: <br />• in 2025, served over 1900 residents at 5 <br />markets and tripled vendors with an average <br />of 28 vendors per market. <br />• Canvased over 1200 homes. <br />• 550 surveys completed <br />• 64.9% were new to the market <br />• 82% of residents make under 60k a <br />year <br />• 45% of residents were over 55 years <br />old <br />• 71% of residents idenƟ fi ed as Black/ <br />African American <br />• 90% of residents gained new <br />knowledge about local agricultural <br />products <br />• 77.7% of residents bought some type <br />of local agricultural product at the <br />market <br />During each market, the EEE team <br />conducted surveys, below is the <br />informaƟ on gathered. <br />ENGAGEMENT & ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT