Welcome to the
​Veggie Van Training Center

The Veggie Van Training Center (VVTC) supports local and regional food systems by helping to start, expand, and improve mobile produce market programs and provides training, reporting, and evaluation for organizations and professionals working to launch and/or expand a mobile market or other food access program. We are also home to the national Mobile Market Coalition, a network of mobile market stakeholders across the US working to foster collaboration, mobilize resources, and  provide advocacy for mobile markets. The center is run by the Community Health Intervention Lab within the Department of Community Health and Health Behavior at the University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions.

On this site, you can find more about starting a mobile market, finding one in your community, the annual Mobile Market Summit, the national Mobile Market Coalition as well research in this area. ​

Interested in Starting a Mobile Market in your community? 
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Veggie Van Toolkit

An evidence-based toolkit designed to help organizations successfully start mobile produce markets. It includes marketing materials, educational curriculum, financial models, and more. ​

Recent Webinar: Vehicles & Equipment  

Webinar Recording

We recently hosted a webinar with seasoned mobile market operators to discuss their vehicle and equipment experiences. Click the link above to see the webinar. 

*Note: If you have not accessed the Veggie Van Toolkit or Webinar page before, please complete this brief survey to get the password to these pages. This helps us track usage of this free content. 

Looking for a Mobile Market in your community?
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Contact Us

Let us help connect you to a mobile produce market in your community! Contact us to learn more about mobile markets, resources, or potential partnerships.

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Lessons from the Field: Bringing a Mobile Farmers’ Market to your community
​This video guide showcases four New England mobile farmers’ markets--Growing Places (Leominster, Mass.),  Hartford Food System (Hartford, CT), Mill City Grows (Lowell, Mass.), Regional Environmental Council (Worcester, Mass.). A joint effort of Point32Health Foundation and the University at Buffalo, this guide outlines seven steps, proven by research, necessary for starting a mobile veggie market. It also offers insights and lessons learned as it explores how mobile markets improve health outcomes for people with lower incomes in rural and urban communities. We hope this video helps you engage and inform stakeholders, gain community buy-in or complement data you use when sharing the impact of mobile markets with funders or the public. Thank you to the featured community organizations for sharing their stories. 

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Press

Check out the news stories highlighting our work. Our latest features were in a segment on Good Morning America and in Buffalo Rising in 2022.