Food Access Programs at the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market

We want everyone to have access to healthy, local food at the Market. At every Market, we welcome shoppers using:

  • EBT cards,

  • FMNP coupons, and

  • Cooperstown Food Pantry vouchers.

EBT, SNAP MATCH, and DOUBLE UP FOOD BUCKS!

Text on how to use SNAP at Market

Since 2019, the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market and the Cooperstown Lions Club have partnered to offer SNAP Match.

  • SNAP Match enables customers to stretch their grocery dollars by doubling an EBT coin distribution with SNAP Match Vouchers, up to $20.00 a week. Use the SNAP Match vouchers to purchase SNAP-eligible food at the Farmers’ Market.

  • Here is a list of what you can purchase with SNAP.

And, starting in June 2024, the Market is participating in Double Up Food Bucks, a program of Field & Fork Network.

  • Double Up Food Bucks provides a second match of up to $20 in silver tokens to use to purchase fruit, vegetables, and produce-bearing plants at the Market.

Please note, shoppers do not get change back when using EBT coins, SNAP Match vouchers, or Double Up Food Bucks coins.

Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) Coupons

Many farmers at the market accept WIC and Senior FMNP coupons. The Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) provides checks to women, infants and children through the Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC) and to seniors through the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) for the purchase of locally grown, fresh fruits and vegetables.

  • Eligible WIC participants and CSFP seniors are issued FMNP coupons in addition to their regular benefits.

  • To find a WIC or CSFP local agency near you, call the Growing Up Healthy Hotline at 1-800-522-5006.

Cooperstown Food Pantry Vouchers

All Farmers’ Market vendors selling fresh fruits and vegetables accept Cooperstown Food Pantry vouchers. These vouchers are given out at the Pantry. For information about Food Pantry vouchers, please call 607-547-8902.


I am a big fan of the Market. I get staples—vegetables, cheese, meat, bread, apples—plus whatever catches my eye. With SNAP Match, it brings prices in line with the grocery store and I get better food. The money goes right to farmers, you cut out the middleman and everyone benefits.
— frequent shopper who uses SNAP at the Cooperstown Farmers' Market
 
EBT coins are welcome at the Farmers' Market

SNAP is an amazing opportunity to try a variety of nutrient dense foods. Shoppers can explore farms for a variety of choices in meats and vegetables. SNAP Match is a way to stretch their dollars.
— Carrie Edsall of Black Willow Pond Farm, a year-round vendor at the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market.

Read about the program in AllOtsego/The Freeman’s Journal: Farmers’ Market, Otsego 2000, Lions Club Team Up for Healthy Food Access