This blog article on Medium describes a hackathon in which software developers considered design of an app to make farmers markets near them more easily found online.

From the Double SNAP Dollars nutrition incentive program in Montana, this manual for market employees walks through the procedures for implementing the program including tokens, reimbursements, data tracking, invoicing, and…

Carrboro Farmers' Markets' Business Plan is a 30 page, in depth analysis, strategy, and plan that is a model for markets thinking about their purpose, strategic positioning, target customers, marketing,…

This very brief set of slides from Cultivate KC gives a high level overview of their nutrition incentive programs, and can serve as an example of how to communicate a…

It's important to advertise outside of your farm direct site itself, to both gain more exposure and to direct people to you. Examples of signs designed for off-site use include…

Reminding customers when they get to your site that SNAP and nutrition incentive programs are available can help new customers learn about the program and how to use it. Simple,…

If your site uses tokens, you'll have to reconcile them and summarize the sales happening by vendor, currency, and day. Use these forms as examples for how to keep track.…

Vendor Transactions by currency--including any food assistance currencies--is necessary so that the market can reimburse vendors accurately. These examples show forms given to vendors to self-track, which is an option…

Texting/SMS Messaging is a newer way markets are getting the word out, and there are many commercial companies who provide services to support this, including some focused entirely on farm…

When facilitating nutrition incentive programs, each transaction a customer makes using their EBT card is generally logged. At farmers markets and farm stands, this means the central terminal or market…