Resources

National:
USDA Food and Nutrition
Service: https://www.fns.usda.gov/fm
np/overview
State:
FMNP State and ITO Contact
Information: https://www.fns.usda.go
v/fmnp/fmnp-contacts
FMNP
Farmers'
FAST FACTS References
Market
1. Spark, A., Dinour, L. M., &

States programs can limit sales to 1

Obenchain, J. (2015). Nutrition in Nutrition
Public Health Principles, Policies, and
items grown within the state borders

Participants receive $10-30 per year

1 Practice (Second ed.). Boca Raton, Program
FL: CRC Press.
per person
2 2. Farmers' Market Nutrition Program F O R W I C

Over  1.7 million used FMNP in 2017 P A R T I C I P A N T S

(FMNP). (2017, March 16). Retrieved
49 state agencies and federally
September 7, 2018, from
recognized Indian Tribal
https://www.fns.usda.gov/fmnp/overvi
Organizations had FMNP Programs as
2 ew
of 2017
3. United States Department of
Agriculture. (2018). WIC Farmers'
Market Nutrition Program [Brochure].
Author.
Lauren Suggs
Created 9.8.18
 FMNP FMNP
WHAT?

Provides coupons to eligible WIC

HOW?
participants to buy fresh,

unprepared, locally grown fruits

and vegetables
1
Administered by State Agencies
Advocates for awareness, use of,
like Agriculture Department or
1
and sales to farmers' markets 2
Health Department
Provides education on:
Participants are issued FMNP
Incorporating fruits and
coupons in addition to WIC
vegetables into diets
benefits 1
Selecting, storing, and
Coupons can be used at eligible
preparing items purchased
2 farms, farmers' markets, roadside
through FMNP
stands
1

Coupons can be used for eligible

WHO? 2
fruits and vegetables 

For additional information and to

WIC participants or persons
apply contact your state agency:

waiting for WIC certification:

https://www.fns.usda.gov/fmnp/f
2
mnp-contacts
Women: pregnant or post-

partum

Infants: over 4 months old

3
Children: under 5 years old