Did you know that your food stamps can be used to purchase food at local farmers’ markets in Manhattan, NY? In addition, If you get SNAP benefits in New York City, you can get extra money for fresh fruits and vegetables. Every time you spend $2 of your SNAP benefits at a farmers market, you will get a $2 coupon that you can spend on fruits and vegetables. In this article, we will provide you with the complete list of all Farmers’ Markets that accept EBT in Manhattan, including those offering the $2 farmers’ market coupons.
Additionally, we will explain how to use your EBT card at farmers’ markets, including those that use tokens as payment.
Lastly, we will provide the list of eligible items you can purchase with your New York EBT card at farmers’ markets.
To find out which farmers markets accept EBT in Manhattan and how you can double your food stamps benefits, then continue reading below.
Do Farmers Markets in New York City accept Food Stamps?
Yes, there are many farmers’ markets that accept food stamps and SNAP EBT benefits in New York City. That means you can use your New York SNAP EBT Card to purchase fresh, local vegetables, produce, meats, and other food items at your local farmers’ market.
In fact, many farmers’ markets in New York City even offer a nutrition incentive program that doubles your SNAP EBT dollars.
This nutrition incentive program is known as Healthy Bucks.
To learn more about Healthy Bucks and how you can get free food at your local New York City farmers market, continue reading below.
Double your SNAP EBT Dollars at Farmers Markets in New York City
The best reason to shop with your food stamps at a farmer’s market in New York City is that you can get double the food you get for what you pay for.
When you use your food stamps at a farmers’ market in New York City, you can get an extra $10 of free, fresh produce when you spend $10 with your SNAP EBT Card.
Here are three reasons why you should use your New York EBT Card and food stamp benefits at Farmers’ Markets:
- Produce may cost less than at the grocery store
- Farmers’ Market produce is grown locally and fresh
- You help support the local Florida economy and small farms
What is NYC Health Bucks?
Health Bucks are $2 coupons sponsored by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene that can be used to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables at all NYC farmers markets.
It is a nutrition incentive program that aims to increase the purchasing power of food stamp recipients by doubling their SNAP EBT dollars at eligible farmers’ markets.
This incentive stretches a SNAP budget and encourages shoppers to spend more of their monthly food assistance allotment on fresh produce from the market.
Additionally, the Health Bucks program helps residents of low-income neighborhoods increase their consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Beginning in 2021, spend $2 in SNAP/EBT/P-EBT, and receive a bonus of $2 Health Buck up to $10 per visit!
How do I get Health Bucks Farmer’s market coupons?
Anyone who currently receives SNAP benefits in NYC is eligible for Health Bucks.
Is there an application for Health Bucks?
You don’t need to apply to get Health Bucks if you get SNAP benefits.
For every $2 you spend at farmers markets using SNAP on an EBT card, you can automatically get $2 in Health Bucks
You may also get Health Bucks for taking part in certain workshops or demonstrations at farmers markets
For Farmers Markets locations in Manhattan that accept EBT and offer Health Bucks, see below.
Farmers’ Markets that accept EBT in Manhattan (plus Health Bucks)
Below is a list of all farmers’ markets in Manhattan that accept SNAP EBT and also offer $2 Health Bucks (you can get up to $10 in Health Bucks per visit).
For each farmers’ market listed below, we have provided the address, days, and hours of operation.
Additionally, we have highlighted those that are open Year-Round.
57th Street Greenmarket
W. 57th St. & 10th Ave.
Wednesday & Saturday (8 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
79th Street Greenmarket
Columbus Ave. bet. W. 78th & 81st Sts.
Sunday (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
Year-Round Farmers Market
82nd Street Greenmarket
E. 82nd St. bet. 1st & York Aves.
Saturday (9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.)
Year-Round Farmers Market
92nd Street Greenmarket
E. 92nd St. & 1st Ave.
Sunday (9 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
97th Street Greenmarket
W. 97th St. bet. Columbus & Amsterdam Aves.
Friday (8 a.m. – 2 p.m.)
Year-Round Farmers Market
175th Street Greenmarket
W. 175th St. bet. Wadsworth Ave. & Broadway
Thursday (8 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
Abingdon Square Greenmarket
Hudson & W. 12th Sts.
Saturday (8 a.m. – 2 p.m.)
Year-Round Farmers Market
Astor Place Greenmarket
Astor Pl. bet. Broadway & Lafayette
Tuesday (8 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
Bowling Green Greenmarket
Broadway & Battery Pl.
Tuesday & Thursday (8 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
Year-Round Farmers Market
Chelsea’s Down to Earth Farmers Market
W. 23rd St. bet. 8th & 9th Aves.
Saturday (9 a.m. – 3 p.m.)
Children’s Aid Go! Healthy Food Box + Farmstand – Milbank Center
14-32 W. 118th St.
Wednesday (3 – 5 p.m.)
Year-Round Farmers Market
Children’s Aid Go! Healthy Food Box + Farmstand – Mirabal Sister Campus
21 Jumel Pl.
Tuesday (1:30 – 3 p.m.)
Children’s Aid Go! Healthy Food Box + Farmstand – PS 5
3703 10th Ave.
Wednesday (12 – 1:30 p.m.)
Dag Hammarskjold Plaza Greenmarket
E. 47th St. & 2nd Ave.
Wednesday (8 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
Year-Round Farmers Market
Fort Washington Greenmarket
W. 168th St. & Ft. Washington Ave.
Tuesday (8 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
Fulton Stall Market
Pier 17 Square
Saturday (11 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
Gouverneur Health Farmstand
Madison St. bet. Clinton & Jefferson Sts.
Thursday (9 a.m. – 2 p.m.)
Grass Roots Farmers’ Market
W. 145th St. bet. Edgecombe & Bradhurst
Aves. (Jackie Robinson Park)
Tuesday & Saturday (9 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
Hamilton Heights Green Youthmarket
Amsterdam bet. W. 143rd & 144th Sts.,
at Johnny Hartman Plaza
Wednesday (10:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.)
Harvest Home East Harlem Farmers Market
E. 104th St. & 3rd Ave.
Thursday (8 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
Harvest Home Harlem Hospital Farmers Market
W. 137th St. & Lenox Ave.
Friday (8 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
Harvest Home Lenox Avenue Farm Stand
Lenox Ave. bet. W. 117th & 118th Sts.
Saturday (8 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
Harvest Home Metropolitan Hospital Farmers Market
E. 97th St. & 2nd Ave.
Friday (8 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
Inwood Park Greenmarket
Isham St. bet. Seaman Ave. & Cooper St.
Saturday (8 a.m. – 3 p.m.)
Year-Round Farmers Market
Lower East Side Farmstand
Grand St. bet. Pitt & Willet Sts.
Thursday (10 a.m. – 3 p.m.)
Morningside Park’s Down to Earth Farmers Market
W. 110th St. & Manhattan Ave.
Saturday (9 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
(winter closes at 3 p.m.)
Year-Round Farmers Market
Mount Sinai Greenmarket
E. 99th St. bet. Madison & Park Aves.
Wednesday (8 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
PS 11 Farm Market
320 W. 21st St.
Wednesday (8 – 10 a.m.)
PS 57 Farmstand
115th St. & 3rd Ave.
Wednesday (9:30 a.m.- 4 p.m.)
Rockefeller Center Greenmarket
Rockefeller Plaza bet. W. 49th & 50th Sts.
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday
(8 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
Soul to Soul Community Farm Stand
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. bet.
110th & 111th Sts.
Thursday & Friday (11 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.)
Soul to Soul Community Farm Stand (Winter)
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd.
bet. 110th & 111th Sts.
Thursday & Friday (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
Stuyvesant Town Greenmarket
E. 14th. St. Loop & Avenue A, in the Oval
Sunday (9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
Tompkins Square Greenmarket
E. 7th St. & Avenue A
Sunday (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
Year-Round Farmers Market
Tribeca Greenmarket
Greenwich & Chambers Sts.
Wednesday (8 a.m. – 3 p.m.)
Year-Round Farmers Market
Tucker Square Greenmarket
W. 66th St. & Broadway
Thursday & Saturday (8 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
Year-Round Farmers Market
Union Square Greenmarket
E. 17th St. & Union Square W.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday
(8 a.m. – 6 p.m.)
Year-Round Farmers Market
What can you buy at Farmers Markets with EBT?
New York EBT Cardholders can use their food stamps at farmers markets to buy:
- Fruits
- Vegetables
- Bread
- Cereals
- Baked goods
- Meat
- Fish
- Poultry
- Milk
- Eggs
- Cheese
- Jams
- Jelly
- Honey
- Seeds, and plants that produce food.
What you cannot buy with New York SNAP EBT:
You cannot use your New York EBT card to purchase:
- Alcoholic beverages
- Tobacco products
- Vitamins
- Supplements
- Live animals (except shellfish)
- Pet food
- Household supplies
- Cleaning products
- Prepared food items
For more help with what you can and cannot buy, get a complete list of all the SNAP EBT Eligible Food Items here.
How to use your EBT Card at Farmers Markets
Shopping with your EBT Card at a farmers’ market is easy!
Just like at a grocery store, you will select the SNAP-approved food items you wish to purchase.
When you are ready to purchase, you will hand the vendor your New York EBT Card.
They will then run your EBT Card through their point-of-sale machine to complete the transaction.
Next, you will also be asked to provide your 4-digit EBT Card PIN.
Once the transaction has been successfully approved, you are all complete!
Tokens at some farmers’ markets
Some farmers’ markets use tokens as payments Here’s how it works:
- Bring your SNAP EBT card to the Market Manager’s tent.
- Swipe your EBT card for the amount of market tokens you wish to buy. Some markets have color-coded tokens for SNAP and Non-SNAP eligible items.
- For every $2 SNAP EBT token, you get a FREE $2 Health Bucks Coupon up $10 per visit.
- Go shopping! Use your tokens to make your purchases directly from vendors around the market, including healthy, delicious fresh produce.
If you need food now, Food Pantries in Manhattan can help.
Farmers’ Markets that accept EBT in Manhattan Summary
We hope this post on the Farmers’ Markets that accept EBT in Manhattan was helpful to you!
If you have more questions about your New York EBT or SNAP Benefits, please let us know in the comments section below.
For more help on what and where you can use your New York EBT Card, check out our other articles here:
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