| The Connecticut Department of Agriculture (CT DoAg) is encouraging eligible participants to visit a certified farmers’ market or farm stand to use their Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) benefits before they expire on November 30, 2023. Unused funds will not rollover to 2024. Eligible participants include women enrolled in Women, Infants, and Child (WIC) through the Department of Public Health, as well as seniors over the age of 60 and disabled individuals who meet income and housing guidelines.
Connecticut’s farmers are continuing to harvest an abundance of cold tolerant crops, such as broccoli and brussels sprouts. Many other crops such as apples, onion, potatoes, and winter squash store well, which enables farmers to extend their availability to consumers after picking. These and many other items, including eggs, cut herbs, and honey, can be found at certified Connecticut Grown farmers’ markets and farm stands throughout the state. View a current list of authorized redemption locations, including indoor winter markets and pop-up holiday markets, or visit our website for a map.
This year the FMNP program moved from paper benefits to a mobile closed loop, EBT payment system through a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Benefit Delivery Modernization Grant. Participants are issued benefits from senior distribution sites or WIC offices to redeem at authorized redemption locations to purchase fresh, unprocessed fruits, vegetables, eggs (state funds only), and honey (seniors only). The program runs from July 1 to November 30 annually. |
