Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP)
About WIC FMNP
WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program (WIC FMNP) is part of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for lower income Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). The WIC Program provides healthy foods, nutrition education, and referrals to health and other social services.
Program goals:
- Provide fresh, healthy, unprocessed, locally grown fresh fruits, vegetables, and cut herbs to WIC families and low-income seniors.
- Expand the awareness and sales at farmers markets and farm stores.
FMNP Brochures
- Additional Languages
Rule Making Farmers Market Nutrition Program
The Washington State WIC Program must update rules to reflect terminology changes in the Farmers Market Nutrition Program.
Proposed Statement of Inquiry, CR-101
SNAP (EBT) in Farmers Markets
Like WIC FMNP and Senior FMNP, SNAP (formerly “Food Stamps”) allows low-income families to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables at farmers markets. Washington State farmers markets that want to offer SNAP Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) can find further information at https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/farmer-producer.
Contact us
FMNPTeam@doh.wa.gov
1-800-841-1410 extension 2, select 2.
Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP)
The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), administers the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP).If you want to learn more about the program, please visit the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program website.
Interested participants must apply to receive benefits each year with their local program. Click here for a list of local program contacts. Local Contact List.docx
For additional information contact the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program State Office
Cameron Akita
State Unit on Aging, Aging and Long-Term Support Administration
PO Box 45600
Olympia, WA 98504-5600
Phone: 360-725-2466; toll-free 1-800-422-3263
E-mail: cameron.akita@dshs.wa.gov