About Maine Harvest Bucks
About Maine Harvest Bucks
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Maine Harvest Bucks helps 10,000+ Mainers live healthier lives every year. With Maine Harvest Bucks, people who shop with SNAP/EBT (formerly food stamps) earn BONUS BUCKS to buy fresh fruits and vegetables from local farmers.
Maine Harvest Bucks helps 10,000+ Mainers live healthier lives every year. With Maine Harvest Bucks, people who shop with SNAP/EBT (formerly food stamps) earn BONUS BUCKS to buy fresh fruits and vegetables from local farmers.
Maine Harvest Bucks is available at farmers’ markets, CSA’s, and farm stands across Maine. The program operates slightly different depending on which “outlet type” - farmers’ market, CSA, or farm stand - you shop at.
Maine Harvest Bucks is available at farmers’ markets, CSA’s, and farm stands across Maine. The program operates slightly different depending on which “outlet type” - farmers’ market, CSA, or farm stand - you shop at.
- At farmers’ markets, shoppers earn BONUS bucks with their SNAP/EBT purchases to go buy fruits and vegetables.
- At CSA’s and farm stands, they likely get a 50% discount on their fruit and vegetable purchases.
In 2021, Maine Harvest Bucks (MHB) led to over to over $700,000 in local food purchased by more than 6,000 Maine households using SNAP/EBT. That $700,000 goes directly into the hands of Maine farmers, boosting their bottom line and the local economy that these farmers support.
In 2021, Maine Harvest Bucks (MHB) led to over to over $700,000 in local food purchased by more than 6,000 Maine households using SNAP/EBT. That $700,000 goes directly into the hands of Maine farmers, boosting their bottom line and the local economy that these farmers support.
Who runs Maine Harvest Bucks?
Who runs Maine Harvest Bucks?
Maine Harvest Bucks was originally run by a collaboration of organizations: Maine Federation of Farmers’ Markets (MFFM), Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA), St. Mary’s Nutrition Center (SMNC), and Cultivating Community.
Since then, the program has consolidated. The Maine Federation of Farmers' Markets now administers Maine Harvest Bucks and manages the program at all farmers' markets, farm stands, and mobile farm stand sites. Community Supported Agriculture (CSA’s) are managed by MOFGA.
There is a similar program happening at grocery stores, Farm Fresh Rewards, which is managed by Good Shepherd Food Bank. Farm Fresh Rewards is no longer exclusively for local foods.
Questions about Maine Harvest Bucks at farmers’ markets, farm stands, and mobile farm stands?
Farmers’ markets & Farm stands: Emily Grassie SNAP@mffm.org (207-370-1524)
Questions about Maine Harvest Bucks at other site types?
CSAs: Madi Whaley - mwhaley@mofga.org
Questions about Farm Fresh Rewards (MHB’s sister brand at small store locations)?
Co-ops and food hubs: Courtney Kennedy, ckennedy@gsfb.org
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