That’s My Farmer SNAP Incentive Program
Oregon is among the top five state for hunger.Half a million Oregonians are food insecure – eating less, skipping meals, or going without food for whole days. It is widely recognized that low-income communities are disproportionately susceptible to chronic, diet-related diseases because access to fresh, nutritious food is inhibited by cost. Federal food assistance often falls short of making healthful food accessible to low-income families. The That’s My Farmer SNAP Incentive Program helps stretch those dollars.
Watch our 2-minute introduction video here.
We partner with farmers’ markets in Benton, Lincoln, and Linn counties to offer customers with SNAP Benefits (formerly known as food stamps) added buying power when they purchase food from the farmers in our community. Every time a customer spends at least $6 at a participating farmers’ market using his/her Oregon Trail card, they receive an extra $6 in farmers’ market tokens in order to purchase healthy, local food and support our family farmer economy.
Which markets offer That’s My Farmer?
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Benton County |
Lincoln County |
Linn County |
| Corvallis Farmers’ Market 1st and Jackson April 20th to November 27th Saturdays 9am-1pm Wednesdays 9am-1pm |
Lincoln City Farmers’ Market Cultural Center, 540 Hwy 101 Year-Round Sundays 9am-3pm |
Albany Farmers’ Market 4th and Ellsworth April 20th to November 23rd Saturdays 9am-1pm |
Corvallis Indoor Winter Market Guerber Hall at Benton County Fairgrounds January 12th to April 13 Saturdays 9am to 1pm |
Lincoln County Fairgrounds Farmers’ Market Main Exhibit Hall at Lincoln County Fairgrounds in Newport November 3rd to May 4th Saturdays 10am to 2pm |
Brownsville Farmers’ Market Park Ave and Main St. June 15 to October 19th Saturdays 9am-1pm |
Newport Farmers’ Market City Hall, Hwy 101 May 11th to October 26th Saturdays 9am to 1pm |
Lebanon Downtown Farmers’ Market Grant and Main Street May 23rd to October 24th Thursdays 3pm-7pm |
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Toledo Farmers’ Market Main Street Downtown June 6th to September 26th Thursdays 10am to 3pm Evenings on First Fridays |
Sweet Home Farmers’ Market Thriftway, Hwy 20/228 June 1st to September 28th Saturdays 10am-2pm |
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Want to help?
- Donate above or send a tax-deductible donation to support the incentive fund in your community to Ten Rivers Food Web, P.O. Box 2680, Corvallis, OR 97339. Indicate “That’s My Farmer” on your check.
- Look for The Lemonade Project at the Newport and Albany Farmers’ Markets. Each sale helps support the That’s My Farmer program!
- Contact Dan Blaustein-Rejto to volunteer at dan(at)tenriversfoodweb.org. We need help spreading the word about the program, staffing The Lemonade Project market booths, and helping eligible people register for SNAP benefits.
