Visit the summer markets this season! Bring your Hoosier Works/EBT card to spend your benefits on healthier food from local vendors and we will match your EBT transactions, up to $20 per day, to buy fresh fruits and vegetables from local growers. Continue Reading
The Marion County Public Health Department, Fresh Bucks team, has been hard at work with implementing a new and improved program for Fresh Bucks. We have officially launched our Fresh Bucks cards (known as Etokens) at participating Farmers Markets in Marion County. There are only two weekends remaining for Broad Ripple Winter Farmers Market, Garfield Park Winter Farmers Market and Indy Winter Farmers Market. Don’t worry, they all will be kicking off their summer markets on May 7th. Check out all the markets where you can use your EBT and earn Fresh Bucks this summer!… Continue Reading
March 26th is the last day for customers to receive Fresh Bucks checks before a new, improved card system. Load up on fruits and veggies because Fresh Bucks will not be available at the April 2nd markets. Customers are still welcome to use their Hoosier Works cards, there just will not be a match with Fresh Bucks. SNAP tokens can be used to purchase fruits, vegetables, poultry, meat, eggs, cheese, and more! Follow @FreshBucksIndy on Facebook and Instagram to stay up to date with the transition process. Continue Reading
There is a new winter market in town! The Garfield Park Farmers Market Winter Market debuts Saturday November 20th at Friedens Church on the Southside at 8300 S. Meridian St. An offshoot of the not-for-profit Garfield Park Farmers Market founded by Ashley Brooks and Julia Woody in 2015, the new winter market will be accepting food and nutrition assistance program SNAP and distributing Fresh Bucks. The market will run every Saturday from 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. through the end of April 2022. Continue Reading
The Broad Ripple Winter Farmers Market and Indy Winter Farmers Market will be opening their doors on November 6th, 2021! The winter markets will go through April 30th. Both markets will be accepting SNAP/EBT and issuing Fresh Bucks checks. Visit the Market Info table to get started! Visit the locations page for more information and links to the markets websites. Continue Reading
Fresh Bucks and Produce Rx is made possible with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Program. The Marion County Public Health Department, Chronic Disease Department is the central administrator of Fresh Bucks and Produce Rx.