What is the Seniors Farmers Market Nutrition Program?
The Seniors Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) provides coupons to low income seniors that can be used to purchase fresh produce at farmers’ markets, roadside stands, and community supported agricultural programs. Several programs provide seniors with transportation to and from the markets through partnerships with senior centers, or have arranged for local growers to take their produce directly to senior housing facilities. In the fiscal year 2002, fresh, nutritious, unprepared locally grown fruits, vegetables and herbs were available from 10,000 farmers at 1,500 farmers’ markets as well as 1,000 roadside stands and over 200 community supported agricultural programs! Check out the market listings to see which accept SFMNP coupons. For more information on the SFMNP program, check out this site.
