The Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) is a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Ohio Department of Aging to allow income-eligible seniors the opportunity to enjoy locally grown fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs, and honey. Participants receive special coupons worth $50 to buy produce from authorized, participating farmers who sell at farmers’ markets or roadside stands from May through October.
The 2024 Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program application period has closed. Watch this page for the 2025 application and season information.
Please check this page in the spring of 2025 for application information. Coupons are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Coupon distribution is contingent upon the availability of funds from USDA.
More than 55 local farmers participate in the Senior Farmers Market Program. View our 2024 Farmers Directory below to find your nearest farmer accepting coupons.
You are eligible for the Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program if:
If you live in Ohio but outside the Buckeye Hills Region, your local program contact at your area agency on aging can help you determine your eligibility.
Farmers market coupons from the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program can be redeemed for Ohio-grown fresh vegetables, fruits, herbs, and honey. Some restrictions apply.
To help you make the most of Ohio’s fresh summer and fall produce Ohio Department of Aging has produced a recipe book designed especially for participants in the Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program.
Eating Well: Farmers’ Market Recipes
Also available in additional languages.
The Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program is made possible by funding from the United States Department of Agriculture, state and local funding. In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. Read the full USDA Nondiscrimination Statement.
See the following link for information on how to file a complaint: USDA Complaint Form.
