Information for Market Managers

The 2025 Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) season kicks off on June 15th! 

If you're interested in becoming an authorized FMNP market or if you were authorized in 2024 and would like to reauthorize for the 2025 season, please email us today.

Information about FMNP at the farmers' market:

FMNP is a way to reach new customers and help your growers increase sales. Growers provide the fresh, unprocessed, locally grown fruits, vegetables, and cut herbs that are at the core of both the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) and Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) (together known as FMNP). At the same time, FMNP participants learn about farmers' markets and how to buy fresh products from local growers.

As a market manager, you are a key player for FMNP. You provide guidance to your market’s Authorized Growers and assistance to program participants during their time at your market.

How to become an Authorized Farmers' Market:

To be eligible to become an Authorized Farmers' Market, your market must have:

1. Established days and hours of operation at established site(s).
2. A minimum of three Authorized FMNP Growers and the guaranteed presence of at least one Authorized Grower during posted hours of operation.
3. A designated contact (market manager or member) that reviews the FMNP Grower Training Video and completes the Grower Authorization Post-Training Quiz and agrees to assist in program compliance.
4. Established market rules or by-laws that contain, at minimum:
   1. Membership fees, a dues structure, or some other revenue source
   2. A method to establish and enforce market rules and operating procedures
   3. A process to amend market by-laws and rules
5. No fee for members to participate in FMNP.
6. At least one successful summer of operation prior to authorization.
7. A location near an FMNP distribution site.

Contact us to see if your market is eligible to become an Authorized Market for the upcoming season!