A county-by-county list of farmers’ markets in Ohio that accept the Ohio Direction card, so families receiving food assistance benefits can purchase fresh, locally grown food. Ohio Farmers' Market EBT Directory 2017 PDF document
SNAP
The Farmers Market Coalition is pleased to announce that the Free SNAP EBT Equipment Program has been extended through May 2017! This program is funded by and offered in partnership with the USDA Food and Nutrition Service. For participants in the Free SNAP EBT Equipment Program, FMC will cover the […]
And We’re Back! The Free SNAP EBT Equipment Program has ...
Come learn how SNAP works at farmers’ markets and how markets and growers can benefit from new customers.
SNAP Authorization Workshop on Saturday, December 3, 2016.
Veggie SNAPS is a collaboration of nine farmers’ markets in Central Ohio that offer EBT and provide matching tokens for EBT users. The program provides a financial match of EBT dollars spent (up to $10) per visit to SNAP customers who shop at participating seasonal farmers’ markets organized in the Central Ohio community. In its first year, Veggie SNAPS provided over $5,000 in incentives in 637 transactions to 303 unique customers.
Veggie SNAPS Expands, Enters Season Two
I hope everyone is having a great 2013 season! This is just a reminder that if your farmers’ market or in some cases farm market is new to accepting SNAP, there are federal dollars available to help with the cost of the terminal, etc. If you were approved by USDA […]
Grants for EBT Terminals Available
An update from FMC, for farmers' markets that accept SNAP: Earlier this year, IRS issued a final rule on "Information Reporting Requirements Payments Made in Settlement of Payment Cards and Third Party Network Transactions" (6050W for short). Many of you have been eagerly awaiting a final word regarding the reporting […]
Reporting of SNAP Transactions to the IRS
You are invited to attend a FREE "Hands-0n" training session to be certified to accept the Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) at your farmers market or farm market. The training will be at the Ohio Department Of Agriculture in Reynoldsburg on November 15, 2010 from 9:00 […]