We need your support to help us provide healthy, local food to our neighbors.
Make a donation to our organization’s food benefits matching program today!
Need to know more? Read On:
Did you know that the Indiana County Farmers’ Market is a non-profit charitable organization? Every year, we raise funds through grants, business sponsorships, and individual donors like you to support our programming.
What may be most obvious is our support for small, local farmers, however one of the biggest parts of our mission is providing families with access to healthy food and this is how we do it:
1. Make our market of local, producer-only vendors available twice per week June – October
2. Accept SNAP/EBT and FMNP for customers to spend at the market
3. Match SNAP/EBT and FMNP food benefits up to $20 per market visit so low-income families can bring home more healthy food.
Number 3 is where YOU come in!
Due to increased food insecurity in our community, our matching funds have all been spent! Thanks to a Specialty Crop Block Grant, we’ve matched $3000 in food benefits so far this year–that’s like 750 bunches of carrots, or 600 pounds of local beef, or 1000 heads of broccoli. That’s a lot of good food for good people, and we want to be able to continue this program.
The Indiana County Farmers’ Market is in need of contributions from community members to support our matching program. Our matching program is important because it:
- Extends benefits for low-income seniors and families when benefits just aren’t enough
- Provides access to healthy, local food choices which aren’t available at the typical grocery store
- Gets kids excited about food and local farms, inspiring them to make healthy choices throughout their lives
- Encourages seniors to get out and about to see friendly and get exercise
- Supports small farms so they can continue to provide food to the community
Consider making a donation today! Any amount that you can afford is a significant contribution. Whether it’s $5 or $500, your support will help to put more food on a neighbor’s table.
How to contribute:
Donate securely online through PayPal. You do not need a PayPal account to contribute–simply select “Donate with a debit or credit card.”
OR
Bring a check to the farmers’ market made out to “Indiana County Farmers’ Market”
Thank you for your support!
