Examples of what you can buy using FMNP benefits with authorized vendors include locally grown, fresh fruits, vegetables, and culinary herbs. Examples of eligible items include (but are not limited to) the following: berries, stone fruits, apples, salad greens, peppers, tomatoes, garlic, potatoes, squashes, basil, thyme, rosemary, etc.
Examples of what you CANNOT buy using FMNP benefits include exotic and imported produce, prepared foods, and baked goods. Examples of ineligible items include (but are not limited to) the following: Florida oranges, avocados from Mexico, sandwiches, jams and jellies, stews, hot meals, breads, pies, cookies, etc.
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Older adults who are eligible for this program receive a booklet with SFMNP coupons that can only be used to purchase local, fresh, unprocessed vegetables and fruits at participating farmers' markets and farm stands. They must contact their local county Office for the Aging for more information about where to receive SFMNP coupons. The program starts July 1 and coupons are distributed on a first come, first served basis.
If you reside in the New York City Metro Area, contact the Department for the Aging or your local senior center by calling General Assistance at 311. You can also contact the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP).
Pregnant, postpartum, or breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to the age of five, who are enrolled in the New York State Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), are eligible to receive WIC FMNP coupons. These coupons can only be used at participating farmers' markets and farm stands to purchase local, fresh, unprocessed vegetables and fruit.
Examples of what you can buy using FCC benefits include (but are not limited to) SNAP eligible food items such as fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, fish, dairy products, eggs, honey, breads and cereals, snack foods and non-alcoholic beverages for the household, and seeds and plants which produce food for household consumption.
Examples of what you CANNOT buy using FCC benefits include (but are not limited to) the following: beer, wine, liquor, cigarettes and tobacco, foods that are hot at the point of sale, vitamins, medicines, and supplements, and any nonfood items such as pet food or hygiene products.
If you are a veteran, service member, or an immediate family member of a veteran or service member, you may be eligible to receive FreshConnect Checks through the Department of Veterans' Services offices. For more information about these coupons, you can call your local office. Find your local office here.