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Make shopping easier with
better signage and group pricing (4 for
$1)
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Volunteers offer mothers help
to find products and navigate market.
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Educate shoppers on better
meal planning and easy ways to prepare fruits
and vegetables
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With different state agency
and food bank reports, determine the potential number
of food stamp shoppers who live near the
farmers market.
Example: Oregon
Department of Human Services Food Stamp
Participation Report by Zip Code/County
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Create a map for the market
board to visually see what neighborhood has a
high number of food stamp participants
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Share market information
through other community organization
literature: Food Banks, State Food Stamp
Offices, State Extension Services......
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Create market posters for
food stamp offices, local businesses, Loaves
and Fishes, thrift stores.....
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Send market information in food stamp mailings
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Use food stamp promotional
information provided in the market's Food
Stamp Permit packet.
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For college students, use
university media
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Promote the program through
local churches and Head Start centers
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Write newspaper articles
highlighting the program's community
partnerships
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Post Debit Food Stamp services
on websites
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Create signs to advertise the
program throughout the market on market
day.
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Ask Food Stamp participants to
volunteer at the market as well as other local
minority shoppers. Word of Mouth is the best
advertising
