Although the "Market Token Program" isn't new to the Rochester Public Market, its popularity in the last two years has exploded. According to the USDA, it's the top performing program of its kind in the U.S., exchanging nearly $1 million in public assistance benefits last year.

Gone is the camping stove. In its place, a shiny new commercial grade range and oven.

Food demonstrations at the Rochester City Public Market just got a huge upgrade with the opening Thursday morning of the new Public Market Nutrition Education Center.