THE SPOKANE FARMERS' MARKET
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Farmers Market Food Access Programs
The Spokane Farmers’ Market accepts SNAP/EBT, EBT cards are swiped at the Market Manager booth in exchange for tokens to be spent at the market. EBT dollars are stretched with Market Match dollars. For each market day, when EBT is used, the state provides up to $25 in MARKET MATCH dollars.
Participating vendors at the Spokane Farmer's Market accept WIC and Senior FMNP. In 2023 the programs switched from paper currency to an electronic format. WIC and Senior FMNP recipients are issued QR codes on their cards to present to vendors. Participating vendors will scan this QR code at the market to pay for qualifying items.
EBT / SNAP
SNAP is the Supplemental Nutrition Program, EBT is the card that is used to purchase food items.
At our market SNAP/EBT can be used to purchase anything you would at the grocery store including fruit, vegetables, herbs, starter plants that will produce food, seeds, baked goods, dairy, jams & jellies, honey, eggs, meat/poultry, nuts and mushrooms.
SNAP Market Match
SNAP Market Match is a bonus program to SNAP/EBT and allows participants to buy additional fruits, vegetables, herbs, and plant starts just at Farmers Markets!
The state provides Market Match up to $25 a day. So for example, if you request $40 in EBT tokens, it will be matched by $25 in Market Match currency to spend at the market on fruits and vegetables.
Go to our information booth and tell us you’d like SNAP Market Match. Swipe your EBT card for the amount you want to spend and you will receive that amount in EBT tokens AND the same amount up to $25 Market Match currency.
Note the the daily cap available for SNAP Market Match participants moved to $25/day starting January 1, 2023
WIC & Senior FMNP
WIC and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Programs (Senior FMNP) run June thru Oct 31. Participants can buy local, fresh and unprocessed fruits, vegetables and cut herbs with their WIC FMNP benefits. Senior FMNP can also buy honey.
>> Click here for information on how to qualify and apply for WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program