Overview

The WIC and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Programs (FMNP) provide coupons to WIC families and low-income seniors use for fresh, local produce at participating farmers' markets and farm stands.

FMNP helps:

  • Increase nutritionally at-risk New Yorkers' access to locally grown, fresh fruits and vegetables
  • Promote use of farmers' markets by WIC families and low-income seniors
  • Expands sales of New York farmers selling fresh produce at farmers' markets and farm stands
  • Promote farmers' markets for sustainable and vibrant communities
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Learn More

FMNP is administered by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets in partnership with the Department of Health and Office for the Aging.

Click below to learn more about WIC and Senior FMNP and participating farmers' markets.
 

The WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) provides pregnant or nursing mothers, infants and children enrolled in the NYS Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), with coupons worth $25 total to buy produce at participating NYS farmers’ markets and farm stands.

Am I eligible?

You must be enrolled in the WIC program in order to be eligible to receive FMNP coupons. Use the WIC Eligibility Tool to find out if you are eligible for WIC.

What's next?

To enroll in WIC or to ask about FMNP coupons, contact your local WIC agency or call the Growing Up Healthy Hotline (1-800-522-5006).

The Senior FMNP provides older adults who have low income with coupons worth $25 total to buy produce at NYS farmers’ markets and farm stands.

Am I eligible?

Eligibility is based on age and income. You must be 60 years or older and have an income less than or equal to 185% of the federal poverty level.

What's next?

To ask about your eligibility for Senior FMNP or other FMNP questions, contact your local Office for the Aging or call NY Connects at 1-800-342-9871.

Where are FMNP coupons accepted?

Use WIC and Senior FMNP coupons at any participating farmers' market or farm stand in New York State.

The NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets market locator helps you find a participating market near you. Not all markets listed accept FMNP coupons. Look for "FMNP Accepted" to determine which markets accept FMNP coupons. At the market, look for signs that say, “We Gladly Accept NYS FMNP Coupons.”

Producer or market manager interested in the program? 

Learn more about FMNP and other programs from the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets or visit our For Farmers' Market Managers page.

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Contact our Cornell Nutritional Sciences Team

This site is created and reviewed by the Cornell Division of Nutritional Sciences Food and Nutrition Education in Communities team in partnership with the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets.