Vermont Farm To Family Program
If Your Application is Approved:
-You may get $30 in coupons that you can use to buy locally-grown fresh fruits, fresh vegetables
and fresh-cut herbs at participating farmers markets and farm stands.
-If you are age 60 and over, you may get $48 in coupons.
APPLY EARLY!
Coupons are distributed on a first come, first served basis. Coupons are provided when you apply.
Coupons expire October 31st of each year.
Are you eligible?
Are you enrolled in the Department of Health’s WIC Program? Are you at or below 185% of the federal poverty rate?
What are the monthly income limits?
$2,248 a month for a single person
$3,041 for a household of 2
$3,833 for a household of 3
$4,625 for a household of 4
$5,418 for a household of 5
$6,210 for a household of 6
$7,033 for a household of 7
$7,795 for a household of 8
*$793 for each additional household member
When to Apply
2023 Season
The application process begins on July 1 this year. Coupons are provided when you apply. Distribution is on a first come, first served basis until all coupons are gone- so apply early!
Coupons are valid for only one market season, expiring on October 31st each year.
For more information: 802.775.0878 or e-mail us at [email protected].
Coupon Rules
Look for vendors who have yellow & blue Farm to Family signs posted.
They may only be used at participating farmers markets and farm stands.
They may only be used to buy fresh fruits, fresh vegetables and fresh-cut herbs. “Fresh” means just picked- sold raw and unprepared.
Farmers may not give change for a coupon. If what you want costs a little over $6, it’s better to pay the extra in cash than waste part of a coupon. Bring some cash/change with you!
Anyone who buys or sells a coupon may be disqualified from the program and subject to legal action.
Coupons expire on October 31st each year, so make sure you get to the Farmers Market or Farm Stand for your fresh, local foods before then.
Coupons are distributed on a first come first serve basis. Once a site is out of them, they are gone. So apply early!
Vermont EBT Cards
Use them at the Farmers Market, too!
Most markets accept the Vermont EBT card. Look for the EBT/debit card table at the market. You can get tokens you can use to buy produce at the market there. The $1 tokens may buy foods eligible for the 3SquaresVT program and sold by any vendor in the market. The $5 tokens are for EBT cash accounts and may buy any product sold at the market. All EBT markets also offer bonus Crop Cash coupons to 3SquaresVT shoppers.
The tokens & coupons may only be spent at the market where you got them.
USDA Nondiscrimination
Farm to Family is supported with the funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). To learn how to report a discrimination complaint to the USDA, view the full nondiscrimination statement here.
Report other types of complaints to the market manager, the agency where you got the coupons, or:
DCF – Economic Services Division
ATTN: 3SquaresVT Farm to Family
280 State Drive, HC 1 South
Waterbury, VT 05671-1020