SNAP EBT Farmers Market Sign-up Event

News Release No. 5.12.15.1

Contact: Armando Vasquez
609-259-5107

SNAP EBT Farmers’ Market Sign-Up Event

ROBBINSVILLE, N.J. – USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program staff will be in attendance at the 2015 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program EBT Farmers’ Market Sign-up Event May 21 at the City Green Farm Eco-Center in Clifton, New Jersey.

This event is a collaborative effort between the USDA’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Office, Food and Nutrition Service, MarketLink, and agriculture and SNAP state agencies to help local farmers expand their customer base while providing healthy and nutritious options for SNAP recipients.

“This is a win-win situation for local farmers in New Jersey,” said Mid-Atlantic Region Administrator Patricia Dombroski. “Accepting SNAP benefits at farmers’ markets gives farmers direct access to new customers as well as provide healthy options to SNAP recipients and their families, while encouraging consumption of locally grown produce.”

The sign-up event will be held at the City Green Farm Eco-Center, 171 Grove Street in Clifton, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. At the event, farmers can also find out if they may qualify for free wireless point of sale EBT/SNAP equipment. Attendees to the sign-up event are encouraged to bring an official ID (driver’s license, passport), their social security card (or other official document with name and SSN), and a copy of a voided check for their bank account where funds will be deposited.

For more information about the sign-up event, please contact Joni Garcia, Team Lead, SNAP Program Integrity, at 609-259-5160.
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