Overview

FMNP fosters healthy communities through the consumption of locally grown, fresh fruits and vegetables and promotes local farmers by expanding their sales at farmers' markets and farm stands. 

With FMNP partners, CCE strives to:

  • Enhance the health of nutritionally at-risk New Yorkers
  • Improve nutrition knowledge and food skills
  • Promote use of farmers' markets by WIC families and low-income seniors
  • Support New York farmers selling fresh produce at farmers' markets
  • Promote farmers' markets for sustainable and vibrant communities

WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program

FMNP provides pregnant or nursing mothers, infants, and children enrolled in the WIC with $25 in coupons to buy produce at participating farmers markets and farm stands.

You must be enrolled in the WIC program to be eligible to receive FMNP coupons. To find out if you're eligible for WIC, fill out the WIC Prescreening Tool.

To find a local WIC agency, visit the NYS WIC website or call the Growing Up Healthy Hotline at 1-800-522-5006.

Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program

FMNP provides low-income older adults with $25 in coupons to buy produce at participating farmers markets and farm stands.

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

If you are interested in FMNP, contact your local Office for the Aging or call the New York State Senior Hotline at 1-800-342-9871.

Participating Farmers Markets and Farm Stands

Visit NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets to find a market near you. Not all markets 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 Checks.”

fresh tomatoes, squash and carrots at a farmers market
woman buying vegetables at a farmer's market

Contact our Cornell FMNP Outreach Team

This site is created and reviewed by the Cornell Division of Nutritional Sciences Food and Nutrition Education in Communities team with Cornell Cooperative Extension partners.