Farmers Market Nutrition Program available through November | Community News
At the PA Open Air Farmers Market at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg last month, Wolf Administration officials reminded low-income Pennsylvania seniors and Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program recipients to obtain and use their Pennsylvania Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) vouchers to purchase fresh, local fruit, FMNP-approved farmers’ vegetables and herbs at farmers’ markets and farm stalls across the Commonwealth.
From June through September, the WIC and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition programs provide low-income seniors and eligible WIC program participants with vouchers to purchase fresh-cut, Pennsylvania-grown fruits, vegetables, and herbs at farmers’ markets and grocery stores. approved agricultural stands across the Commonwealth. In an effort to protect vulnerable Pennsylvanians, vouchers are being distributed to attendees of WIC clinics and regional aging agencies.
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