Thanks to grant funding from Prince George’s County and Maryland Market Money, the Greenbelt Farmers Market is proud to accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits so customers can purchase fresh produce and locally made products at our market.
To use SNAP benefits, customers can bring their electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card (commonly known as the Independence Card in Maryland) to our information table. We will charge the card for any amount requested in exchange for tokens that can be spent with eligible vendors. Almost all vendors and products are eligible, except for alcohol and flowers.
Through the Maryland Market Money program, the Greenbelt Farmers Market will also match up to $30 in SNAP benefits spent at the market – so a $10 charge on a customer’s EBT card will give them $20 to spend!
Select vendors at the Greenbelt Farmers Market also accept Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) checks. FMNP is a USDA-funded nutrition grant program that provides checks to low-income participants that are a part of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) or the Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP). Checks can be used to buy fresh fruits, vegetables, cut herbs, and honey (for seniors only) at the Greenbelt Farmers Market. These checks are spent directly with vendors who are registered to accept the checks as payment, and then those vendors will write the customer a receipt. If the customer brings the receipt to the information table, GFM will match up to $10 in FMNP spending with additional Maryland Market Money tokens. Bringing a $10 FMNP check to the market can allow a customer to spend $20!
