The central Point of Sale (POS) and scrip system allows all eligible food vendors in a multi-vendor farmers’ market to sell eligible food products to CalFresh EBT recipients without each vendor needing individual authorization by the USDA Food & Nutrition Service (FNS). The central POS device is usually located at a staffed market information table or carried by an easily identifiable market staff person. Market signage should direct EBT cardholders to the POS device. The staff person asks the customer how much of her food benefits she would like to transfer to scrip, swipes the card, and issues scrip in the amount requested. The customer uses the scrip with vendors in the market to purchase eligible food products. At the end of the market day, vendors trade the scrip for cash, check, or a receipt for future payment from the market operator. The customer can return unused scrip for credit on her EBT card, or hold it for later use.