Farmers Markets

September 6, 2024

Nearly 300 Women and Children Benefit from Expanded Double Your Dollars Program in Northwest Arkansas

David Wise

NWA Farmers' Market Alliance

Nearly 300 women and children received discounted produce from farmers markets in Northwest Arkansas in the month after the Double Your Dollars program expanded its eligibility to WIC recipients. Recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SrFMNP), and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)…

June 26, 2024

Double Your Dollars Program Returns to Northwest Arkansas Farmers Markets

David Wise

Photos of farmers market produce

FAYETTEVILLE — Recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SrFMNP), and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) benefits can receive a dollar-for-dollar match on locally grown produce at select Northwest Arkansas farmers markets. This is the first year that the match program is available…