In 2019, Produce Perks worked with the community of Sayler Park in Cincinnati to implement a Produce Prescription program and increase access to healthy food within the community. A part…

Community-based organizations across the country are rethinking their approach to the design of food incentive programs, like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — formerly known as food stamps. Rather than…

This blog post from Blue Avocado outlines different types of advisory boards and makes suggestions for how to establish clear roles and expectations.

The 2020 Mobile Market Summit organized by the folks at myveggievan.org, offered a huge array of data and ideas around how and why to implement mobile markets. This page brings…

Many programs use guides to seasonal produce to help customers new to navigating farmers markets select items that are eligible for purchase with SNAP and incentives. These seasonality guides provide…

In 2021, the Farmers Market Coalition developed a number of new resources, including two practitioner papers, a roundtable discussion, and a conversation on Facebook Live, all aimed at helping managers…

Visiting a WIC Center and doing a cooking demonstration is a wonderful way to encourage WIC recipients to use their FMNP and WIC Vegetable & Fruit checks at farmers markets,…

Tips on preparing a market outreach plan for nutrition incentive programs. how_to_outreach_plan (2)

“Backpacking” refers to when a school sends each child home with a certain handout to give to their parents. Although many schools won’t allow outside organizations to backpack their flyers,…

This resource is a toolkit providing resources and templates to promote SNAP Market Match to customers and the community.