Farm to Table, or Tabling Farms? USDA Farmer’s Market Met with Protests over DOGE Cuts

Farm to table, or tabling farms? USDA farmer’s market met with protests over DOGE cuts

The National Mall is transforming into a Farmer’s Market this week, in celebration of America 250. But for recently fired USDA workers caught in the DOGE cuts, there’s not much reason to celebrate.

Fischer Farms representing Indiana at Great American Farmers Market - Dubois County Free Press, Inc.

Fischer Farms has been selected to participate in the highly anticipated Great American Farmers Market, hosted on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., from Sunday, August?3, through Friday, August?8, 2025. Organized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in celebration of America’s 250th birthday and National Farmers Market Week, the event will feature over 50 vendors... The post Fischer Farms representing Indiana at Great American Farme…

USDA Kicks Off Inaugural Great American Farmers Market

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins officially kicked off the inaugural Great American Farmers Market on the National Mall with an evening of festivities honoring America’s farmers, freedom, and 250 years of agricultural heritage. Sunday’s programming was themed “America Grows: 250 Years of Liberty and Agriculture” and kicked off with the Ag Fest Concert, featuring performances by Mary Millben, the U.S. Navy Band, Boiled…

Fischer Farms representing Indiana at Great American Farmers Market on the National Mall in Washington, DC

With a focus on sustainability and raising natural beef, Fischer Farms in Dubois County is in Washington, DC this week representing Indiana at the Great American Farmers Market.