Farmers Market Programs

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides over 45 million low-income Americans with monthly benefits that can be used to purchase most foods and beverages. Each year program participants spend roughly $70 billion in SNAP benefits, including more than $22.4 million at farmers markets in 2017. While SNAP helps low-income Americans purchase food, the program also supports farmers and farmers markets in all 50 states.

WIC provides complete nutrition care for thousands of Maine families, helping Maine kids to grow up strong and healthy. WIC food benefits are available based on income guidelines and up-to-date nutrition research. This website seeks to serve all Maine families with free nutrition advice, tips for staying healthy, and resources for growing families, including breastfeeding and chestfeeding information and support.

Through Bumper Crop, Maine employers can provide gift vouchers to employees to buy fresh food at farmers’ markets.

These gift vouchers allow your hard-working employees to benefit from farmers’ market shopping. Shopping at markets is a great way to get high-quality food and support local farmers while having fun and connecting with community!

Maine Harvest Bucks helps 10,000+ Mainers livwww.maineharvestbucks.org/ e healthier lives every year. With Maine Harvest Bucks, people who shop with SNAP/EBT (formerly food stamps) earn BONUS BUCKS to buy fresh fruits and vegetables from local farmers.

Coming Soon! Purchase gift cards to use at  your favorite Calais Farmer Market booth!