Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP)

The Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) provides benefits to lower-income older adults to purchase locally grown fruits, vegetables, honey, and herbs. It supports local farming by driving use of farmers markets, roadside stands, and community-supported agriculture; produce is also purchased directly from farmers for delivery to older adults in some areas. Funded through a combination of USDA Farm Bill federal grants plus state and local funding. A mobile app lets participants track benefit balance and purchase history and locate participating vendors. Participants must reapply each year, but cards do not require participant activation, issuing agencies activate them.