JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – A new fresh market opened Thursday in Jackson, bringing local, farm-fresh food to area families.
The Delta Harvest Neighborhood Market sells items like fresh fruits and vegetables, meats and pre-made meals. It provides an opportunity for Mississippi farmers to sell their produce, promoting local farmers and the economy.
“100% of that dollar stays in the state and turns and that is what impacts our economy and that’s what we’re doing now,” said Tracy Johnson, with the Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative. “The farmers are going to get paid, their helpers, the people that do the processing and the people that’s helping out on this end.”…