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AUBURN — The Auburn Farmers’ Market will be participating in Maine Harvest Bucks, a program helping thousands of Mainers eat more fruits and vegetables.
People who buy food using SNAP (the program formerly known as “food stamps”) have an average of $4 a day to spend on food.
Maine Harvest Bucksdoubles that amount and encourages shoppers to buy fruits and vegetables. The Auburn Farmers’ Market, which operates every Tuesday, June 5 through Oct. 2, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Rolly’s Diner parking lot, 87 Mill S., invites SNAP shoppers to “reap the harvest” with Maine Harvest Bucks.
Vendors from the Auburn Farmers’ Market volunteered to sign up for Harvest Bucks, noting the program brings in new customers and is a great way to help fight food insecurity in their community.
MHB increases the purchasing power of people shopping with SNAP. For each SNAP dollar spent at the market, shoppers will receive a dollar voucher for the purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables. Shoppers can save the vouchers for when their SNAP/EBT funds run low.
Maine has the 3rd highest percentage of residents experiencing hunger in the country; one in every four children in Maine is food insecure. The Maine Harvest Bucks program helps combat hunger in Maine communities. SNAP keeps thousands of Mainers out of poverty; however, shopping for food with only $4 a day can lead to difficult choices.
To learn more about the Auburn Farmers’ Market, contact market coordinator Kathy Shaw at kath@valleyviewfarmme.com or 207-320-1969 or the Auburn Recreation Department at 207-333-6601 ext. 2101. Visit www.maineharvestbucks.org to learn about locations statewide (farmers’ markets and more) where these SNAP bonuses are available.<
