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Nutrition Vouchers for use at Farmers Markets by WIC Participants and Low-income Seniors

Last Updated: August 05, 2008 Related resource areas: Family Caregiving, Personal Finance

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National Farmers Market Week is Aug. 3-9.

Released August 4, 2008

OLATHE, Kan. -- UDSA’s Agricultural Marketing Service reports that more than 60 percent of the nation’s farmers markets now accept the nutrition vouchers that participants can get through the federal Women, Infants and Children (WIC) assistance program.

More than 45 percent of the markets participate in the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, which is similar to WIC’s voucher-related programming, but targeted for low-income seniors.

About one in four farmers markets contribute any surplus they have to “gleaning” programs that distribute food to local homeless shelters, community pantries and other charitable organizations that feed the hungry.

Note: related article, see Farmers Market Week Recognizing A Nationwide Comeback, http://www.extension.org/pages/Farmers_Market_Week_Recognizing_A_Nationwide_Comeback

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http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/news/story/farmers_market080408.aspx

Contact: Kathleen Ward, kward@ksu.edu


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