North Union Farmers Market

Produce perks are incentive tokens given to individuals who use an ohio direction card to purchase only fruits and vegetables. All other tokens purchased with the ohio direction card are good to use on eligible items at the market. North union farmers market matches dollar for dollar (up to 25) spent on an ohio direction card with produce perks in the form of green tokens.

Snap: snap (supplemental nutrition assistance programs), formerly known as food stamps, is the largest program in the domestic hunger safety net, providing nutrition assistance to eligible low-income individuals and families. The ohio direction card (electronic benefit transfer or ebt) is similar to a bank debit card that holds snap benefits assigned each month to the recipient. Snap benefits can be used at the market through the ohio direction card, which is run through the credit card machine. The shopper lets the volunteer know how much money they would like taken from their card, and the shopper is given wooden tokens (1) in return. These can be used on all ebt-eligible items (food) at the market.

The senior farmers market nutrition program distributed about 38,000, which accounts for even more than what was done through snap and produce perks. The senior farmers market nutrition program (sfmnp) is designed to provide low-income seniors with access to fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables, while supporting local farmers. Through the program, eligible seniors receive a preloaded card that can be redeemed at participating farmers markets though a third party app. The shopper lets the volunteer at the farmers market table know how much money they would like to take off their card, and the shopper is given silver metal tokens (1/each) in return. These vouchers are issued annually and can be used to purchase a variety of nutritious, in-season produce.