WPA Farmers' Market

Above: The description for this 1938 photo reads, "A Farmer's Market built by the WPA. This market is used by farmers in the community to distribute their salable crops. The market is open for business as market-goers load up their truck." Photo taken in Valdosta, Georgia, and provided courtesy of the National Archives and the New Deal Network.

 

 Above: WPA workers on a Farm-to-Market road project in Prince George's County, Maryland, 1936. The WPA built many Farm-to-Market roads across the country, so farmers could get their goods to consumers, and so consumers could have access to more nutritious food. Photo provided courtesy of the University of Maryland College Park Archives.

 

Above: Be sure to include some fruit in your Thanksgiving eatings! WPA poster, image courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.