For Farmers Market Managers

FMNP is two federal programs: the Farmers' Market Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program. In New York State, the Department of Agriculture and Markets administers these as one program.

WIC FMNP

FMNP provides pregnant or nursing mothers, infants and children enrolled in the NYS Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, with up to $25 in FMNP coupons to buy produce at participating NYS farmers’ markets, farm stands, and mobile markets.

• Who is eligible for WIC FMNP? Consumers must be enrolled in the WIC program to be eligible to receive WIC FMNP coupons. The WIC Prescreening Tool helps identify who might be eligible for WIC.
• For more information about WIC FMNP, visit the NYS WIC website or call the Growing Up Healthy Hotline at 1-800-522-5006.

Senior FMNP

Senior FMNP provides low-income seniors with up to $25 in FMNP coupons to buy produce at participating farmers’ markets, farm stands, and mobile markets.

• Who is eligible for Senior FMNP? Eligible participants must be 60 years or older and have an income less than or equal to 185% of the federal poverty level.
• For more information about Senior FMNP, contact your local Office for the Aging, NY Connects, or the New York State Senior Hotline at 1-800-342-9871.

FMNP increases consumer access to local produce and expands your sales! 

• Farmers and farmers’ markets must sign up to accept FMNP coupons! There is no fee, but applicants must meet eligibility requirements and sign up with the Department of Agriculture and Markets annually.
  Farmers should apply each year before accepting FMNP coupons at a farmers' market, farm stand, or mobile market. (Farmers who operate a Farm Stand in the FMNP must also apply as a market each year).
• Farmers’ markets, farm stands, and mobile markets must enroll in FMNP each year if farmers at that location would like to accept FMNP coupons. Enrollment also promotes the market on the Department of Agriculture and Markets website and helps customers understand where to redeem FMNP coupons. 
   

Cornell University and CCE partner to provide statewide FMNP outreach and education. CCE staff offer education events to help FMNP coupon recipients select, store, and prepare fresh produce from farmers’ markets. FMNP outreach also focuses on developing tools that increase CCE educators' capacity to serve as resources to nutrition assistance program participants, farmers, market managers, and community agencies involved in FMNP. 

In NYC? Here's how Extension in NYC is supporting FMNP!

Let us know how we can best support you. Email: fmnp-outreach [at] cornell.edu (fmnp-outreach[at]cornell[dot]edu).
 

Download FMNP outreach poster and customer brochure.

Email fmnp-outreach [at] cornell.edu (fmnp-outreach[at]cornell[dot]edu) with your resource requests.