SNAP/Merchant Services
Resources
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USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program USDA Food & Nutrition Services (FNS) SNAP Permits |
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Oregon Local SNAP Self-Sufficiency click here to find your local office Oregon Trail food stamp program |
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Farm Direct Marketing information including direct sales at farmers markets, roadside stands, farm, agri-tourism, on-farm events, direct marketing for consumers, and requirements for specific commodities |
Workshop Opportunity
Suzanne Briggs, of collaboration, offers a Debit & SNAP in Farmers Markets Workshop which provides market managers and board members with information on how to:
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Determine if a farmers' market has the capacity to implement a card service program
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Determine which level of services (SNAP only, SNAP and debit services or SNAP, debit and credit card services) is appropriate for a community's farmers' market
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Market to SNAP customers
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Implement program processes and policies
- Track flow of dollars through an EXCEL accounting system
For more information, email Suzanne Briggs directly.
Websites
- Ecology Center, EBT Farmer's Market Nutrition Project
- Washington State Farmers Market Association, Food Stamps and EBT at Farmers Markets
- Farmers Market Federation of New York, Farmers' Market Wireless EBT Project
- Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont, EBT Debit Cards
- The Food Trust, Increasing Access SNAP/Food Stamp pilot program
- Montana Farmers Market EBT Manual
Market Research
- Learn how to do crowd counts and market research in your farmers markets by downloading the Tools for Rapid Market Assessment
- Oregon State University Technical Reports on Farmers' Markets
To learn more, click on a topic below:
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