EBT/Food stamps/Quest cards

It's easy to use your Electronic Transfer Benefits (Quest cards) to buy fresh, healthy produce and other foods at the Farmers Markets.  To use your benefits at any of our Farmers Markets, simply go to the Market information booth, tell the staff how much money you would like to spend, and they will swipe your EBT/Quest card for the amount you request.  You will then be given tokens for the amount to buy fresh produce and other foods at the Market.  Hundreds of EBT users around Seattle use their Quest cards at a Farmers Market each week to buy fresh fruits and vegetables.  (Note that you cannot use your EBT tokens to buy flowers or other non-food items.)

WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program (WIC FMNP)

WIC FMNP checks are specifically for purchasing fresh fruits and vegetables at Farmers Markets (regular WIC coupons cannot be used at Farmers Markets).   You can use your WIC FMNP checks at any of our farmers markets to buy fresh fruits and vegetables (note that no cash change is given - you have to spend the entire amount of the check).   You must be already participating in the WIC program to be eligible for the WIC FMNP checks.  For more information about WIC FMNP, please call 1-800-841-1410. 

Also note: there will be a table distributing WIC FMNP checks to WIC clients right at the Columbia City Farmers Market every Wednesday from June 4 through August 27, and also at the U-District market on Saturday, July 12 and July 26; and at Lake City market on July 10 and 24.

Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Coupons (Senior FMNP)

For information on Senior FMNP coupons, please call Senior Information and Assistance at 206-448-3110 or 1-888-435-3377, or visit your nearest Senior and Information Program Office; or go online to www.agingkingcounty.org or http://nutrition.wsu.edu/markets/sfmnp.html.  This year, coupons are distributed by random lottery selection, and applications are due by May 21.  To be eligible, you must be 60 or older and have an annual income below 185% of the Federal Poverty Level.  You can use your Senior FMNP coupons at any of our Farmers Markets to buy fresh fruits and vegetables.  Use the coupons like cash (however, no cash change can be given - you have to spend the entire amount of the coupon). 

WIC and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Programs are sponsored by the US Dept of Agriculture; the WA State Dept of Health, Community Wellness and Prevention; and the WA State Dept of Social and Health Services, Aging and Disability Services Administration.