SALT LAKE CITY – Farmers markets across the state have begun their summer season, and several such markets are accepting food stamps–some of them for the first time.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is working with farmers markets to give individuals with low incomes an opportunity to incorporate whole food into their diets.
There are 19 markets across Utah that accept food stamps, and seven of them are accepting food stamps for the first time. Customers will be able to use their Horizon Card—which functions much like a debit card—to purchase the food.
Officials with the group Utahns Against Hunger helped recruit new markets using a USDA grant through the Department of Workforce Services, according to a press release from UAH.
Laura Flower, who is with Americorp/VISTA and is assigned to Utahns Against Hunger, stated in the press release: “Utahns Against Hunger is working to increase access to healthier food for all low-income Utahns, especially those we know are most at risk for food hardship.”
Flower said customers have certain restrictions on the food they can buy with food stamps, but she said things like fresh fruit, vegetables, meat, cheese and other dairy products can all be purchased.
The list of markets accepting food stamps provided in the press release is reproduced below:
Utah Farmers Markets Accepting Food stamps 2014
VA Farmers Market
Wednesdays ~ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm ~ August 13th – September 17th, 2014
VA Medical Center: 500 Foothill Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah
Benson Grist Mill Farmers Market
Saturdays ~ 9am-1pm ~ July 12th – Mid- October
Stansbury Park: 325 State Road 138, Tooele
Moab Farmers Market
Thursdays ~ 5pm-8pm ~ June 5th- Mid-October
Swanny City Park: 100 West and Park Drive, Moab
Provo Farmers Market
Saturdays ~ 9am-2pm ~ June 7th -October 25th
Pioneer Park: 500 West 100 South, Provo
Roosevelt Farmers Market
Thursdays ~ 3:30pm-6:30pm ~ July 3rd–September 25th
130 West 100 North, Roosevelt
Syracuse City Farmers Market
Wednesdays ~ 5pm-9pm ~ July 9th – Oct 1st
Centennial Park: 1891 West 1700, South Syracuse
Real Food Rising Farm Stand
TBD
1080 West 500 South, Salt Lake City
Happy Valley Farmers Market
Fridays ~ 5pm-9pm ~ August 1st – October 24th
Robinson Park: 100 east Main Street, American Fork City
Cedar City Downtown Farmers Market*
Wednesdays ~ 4pm-7pm ~ July 23rd- October
Behind Bulloch Drug, 100 West Hoover Street, Cedar City
Park Silly Sunday Market*
Sundays ~ 10am-5pm ~ June 8th – September 21st
Park City’s Historic Main Street, Park City
Ogden City Farmers Market
Saturdays ~ 8am – 1pm ~ July 12th – September 27th
Municipal Gardens, 25th St & Grant Ave, Ogden
The Downtown Farmers Market
Saturdays ~ June 14th – October 25th ~ 8am-2pm AND Tuesdays ~ August- October ~ 4pm to dusk
Historic Pioneer Park, 300 South 300 West, Salt Lake City
9th West Farmers Market (Formally People’s Market)
Sundays ~ May 11th- October ~ 9am- 2pm
International Peace Gardens: 1000 South 900 West, Salt Lake City
Utah Botanical Center Farmers Market*
Thursdays ~July 10th-September 25th ~ 5pm-8pm
Utah Botanical Center: 875 South 500 West, Kaysville
Cache Valley Gardeners Market*
Saturdays ~ May 10th-October 18th ~ 9am-1pm
Horseshoe/Willow Park: 500 West, 700 South, Logan
Sugarhouse Farmers Market
Fridays ~ July 11th- October 17th ~ 4pm-8pm
Sugarmont Plaza: 2227 S. Highland Drive
University of Utah Farmers Market
Thursdays ~ August 28th – October 9th ~ 10am-2pm
University of Utah Tanner Plaza: 201 South 1460 East, Salt Lake City
IRC (International Rescue Committee) Farm Stand*
Saturdays ~ 1pm-3:00pm ~ June 14th- October 11th
Sunnyvale Apartments: 764 W 3940 S, Murray
Murray Park Farmers Market*
Fridays & Saturdays ~ 9am-2pm ~ July 25th- October 25th
Murray City Park: 200 E. 5200 South, Murray
