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EBT at your farmers market
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Affordable, healthy food is now easier for recipients of SNAP (the new food stamp program) to buy, thanks to a coordinated effort that allows more farmers markets to accept benefits through EBT (electronic benefits transfer) cards. SNAP benefits can be used to purchase fruits, vegetables and other healthy food. EBT cards will be accepted at six Minneapolis farmers markets this season. Customers purchase tokens from the market with their EBT cards that can be spent with vendors throughout the market.

Market Bucks coupons will match the first $5 in EBT card purchases. Customers making purchases with and EBT cards can receive an additional $5 in Market Bucks each market day.

For more information, see below for market locations and times or contact IATP at 612-870-3450.

Minneapolis Farmers Market
Thursdays-Fridays, 9am-12pm
Saturdays-Sundays, 7am-1pm
312 East Lyndale Ave N 55405
Northeast Minneapolis
Farmers Market

Saturdays, 9am-1pm
7th Ave NE & University Ave NE 55413
West Bank Farmers
Market at Brian Coyle

Tuesdays, 11am-1pm
420 15th Ave S 55454
Midtown Farmers Market
Saturdays, 8am-1pm
Tuesdays, 3pm-7pm
2225 East Lake St 55406
West Broadway
Farmers Market
Sundays, 10am-3pm
Wednesdays, 3pm-7pm
2101 W Broadway Ave N 55411
West Bank Farmers
Market at Augsburg
Tuesdays, 2pm-5pm
701 22nd Ave S 55454

 

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