Farmers’ Market EBT Project Links & Resources
Editable handouts and forms for use setting up your EBT system
- Farmer/Vendor Informational handout
- Recordkeeping forms:
- Daily scrip redemption report
- Annual EBT usage report – This information is required by FNS
- Vendor/Association agreement – This can be used as an agreement between farmers and an organization other than the farmers' market management for operation of an EBT redemption system by the association within a farmers' market or flea market.
Posters, signs and handouts for use at your market and in your community
- This poster, in English and Spanish, displays the Scrip/POS model both verbally and visually:
- This poster can be used on your vendors' booths:
- This poster can be modified with a picture of your market manager, farmers' market or a generic picture. Contact Carle Brinkman at ebt@ecologycenter.org: "Your Farmers' Market Accepts EBT"
- Coupons to customize for your market and hand out in your community as incentives: If you print these on both sides of the page and cut them in half, you will have half-page handouts.
- These generic posters and flyers, in both English and Spanish, have a space for you to add your market name, location and days/times for outreach and education in your community. To learn more about posters and flyers being customized for your county or town, contact us at ebt@ecologycenter.org.
- This 2' X 5' banner, with both English and Spanish on a single sign, visually depicts the scrip/central POS model and is a great addition to your information booth or EBT station.
- Full-Color 3-fold brochures to hand out in your community (add your market information)
Promoting Nutrition to SNAP customers at CA Farmers' Markets
National Farmers' Market Coalition EBT resources and links
The Ecology Center is coordinating the Farmers' Market EBT Project to assist farmers' markets and community partners in setting up and promoting SNAP EBT access to fresh fruits and vegetables at California farmers' markets. The project is funded in part by the California Department of Food and Agriculture, through the Specialty Crops Block Grant Program. For more information about SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly the Food Stamp Program), call 1-877-847-3663.
