All Year Access to Local Fresh Foods
About – Healthy Kids – SNAP – Healthy Bucks – SFMNP – WIC FMNP – More
About
Greer Farmers Market is committed to ensuring fresh local food is accessible to all. In 2024 we started formalizing our food assistance programs and continue to plan for future ways to improve. Want to get involved and support access? Check out our Partner and Sponsor page for ways to get involved.
HEALTHY KIDS
Healthy Kids is a 2025 initiative supported by Greer Chamber Class 45. At each market we will have…
- FREE $5 produce vouchers to the first 50 kids at each market (regardless of income level)
- Produce samples for kids
- Educational activity/craft
SNAP
SNAP website: https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/eligible-food-items. More information: https://farmersmarketlegaltoolkit.org/snap/legal-topics/equipment-and-scrip/how-market-scrip-systems-work/#how-do-market-currency-systems
Shoppers can purchase SNAP Scrip at the Greer Farmers Market booth. Eligible vendors will accept SNAP scripts as payment from shoppers. At the end of the market, the Greer Farmers Market will reimburse vendors.
SNAP Can Be Used For: Fruits and vegetables; Meat, poultry, and fish; Dairy products; Breads and cereals; Other foods like snack foods and non-alcoholic beverages; and Seeds and plants, which produce food for the household to eat.
Can NOT Be Used For: Beer, wine, liquor, cigarettes, or tobacco Vitamins, medicines, and supplements. If it has a Supplement Facts label, it is a supplement. Live animals (except shellfish, fish removed from water, and animals slaughtered prior to pick-up). Foods that are hot at the point of sale Nonfood items like: Pet foods, cleaning supplies, paper products, household supplies, hygiene items, cosmetics.
We are currently seeking a sponsor to help us Double Snap- and give SNAP recipients double the vouchers they pay for to help their dollars go farther. See our sponsor page for more info.
Healthy Bucks
Healthy Bucks website: https://dss.sc.gov/assistance-programs/food-and-nutrition-programs/healthy-bucks/
$15 in red plastic tokens that can ONLY be used on fruits and vegetables. These tokens can be acquired at the Greer Farmers Market booth with valid SNAP purchase. Vendors redeem them for cash at the GFM booth at the end of the day.
Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program
SFMNP website: https://dss.sc.gov/assistance-programs/food-and-nutrition-programs/senior-farmers-market/
Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) vouchers can be redeemed ONLY at certain farmer booths who have been through training and approved, and are redeemed by vendors individually (not at the GFM booth).
Senior Voucher Distribution Day
Date: Sunday, June 8th, 2025
Requirements to Qualify:
Must be a Greenville County resident
Must be 60 years or older
Must meet minimum income requirements
Must present a valid driver’s license or government-issued ID
Limited quantities available at each location – arrive early!
These amazing vendors at Greer Farmers Market will be accepting the voucher:
Senior Voucher Acceptors*
*Vendors and dates subject to change.
- Viktars Bee Farm
- The Happy Berry
- Waitmans Garlic
- Stoneman Bee Farm
- Greens To Glow
Come shop fresh and local, and don’t miss your chance to get this helpful benefit!
WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program
WIC Website: https://dph.sc.gov/health-wellness/family-planning/women-infants-and-children-wic-nutrition-program/farmers-market
WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program (WIC FMNP) vouchers can be redeemed ONLY at certain farmer booths who have been through training and approved, and are redeemed by vendors individually (not at the GFM booth).
2025 Vendor: Happy Berry
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