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Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance USDA Foods Database

Check out this database to access vendor-specific product information for all direct delivered USDA Foods for the National School Lunch Program.

11/09/2023
Resource | Webinars/Videos Navigating the USDA Foods Database

This webinar provided state agencies and school districts instructions on how to navigate the USDA Foods Database to access vendor-specific product information, including nutrients, allergens, ingredients and certifications.

03/02/2023
Resource | Fact Sheets FNS-101: Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program

The Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) awards grants to states, U.S. Territories, and federally recognized Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs) to provide low-income seniors with coupons that can be exchanged for eligible foods (fruits, vegetables, honey, and fresh-cut herbs) at farmers’ markets, roadside stands, and Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs.

03/04/2021
Resource | Fact Sheets FNS-101: Farmers Market Nutrition Program

The WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) is associated with the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, generally known as WIC. FMNP provides women, infants, and children certified to receive WIC benefits with coupons that can be utilized for eligible foods (fruits, vegetables, honey, and fresh-cut herbs) at farmers’ markets, roadside stands, and community-supported agriculture programs.

03/04/2021
Resource | Webinars/Videos SNAP at Farmers Markets: Incentives

 This webinar will focus on what markets and their partners need to know about incentives, different types of incentives they could offer, and what they would need to do to introduce an Incentive program at their market.

04/05/2019
Resource | Webinars/Videos SNAP at Farmers Markets: Advertising and Marketing

This webinar will focus on strategies for ways to advertise and market farmers markets to SNAP clients.

04/05/2019
Resource | Product Information USDA Foods in Schools Product Information Sheets

Categorized by food type, the USDA Foods Product Information Sheets describe the items expected to be available for schools and institutions participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, the National School Lunch Program, the Summer Food Service Program, and other child nutrition programs.

03/04/2019
Resource | Webinars/Videos Farm to Summer: Bringing Summer Meals to Farmers Markets

This webinar will inform farmers market managers, sponsors, and the public about how to start and maintain summer meal sites at farmers markets.

12/20/2017
Resource | Webinars/Videos SNAP at Farmers Markets: Building Partnerships

This webinar will focus on strategies that markets and local organizations, can use to build new partnerships when it comes to SNAP at farmers markets.

08/01/2017
Resource | Webinars/Videos SNAP at Farmers Markets: Incentives

This webinar will focus on what markets and their partners need to know about incentives, different types of incentives they could offer, and what they would need to do to introduce an incentive program at their market.

08/01/2017
Page updated: October 14, 2021