The following information is excerpted from the “WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program” at the U.S. Department of Agriculture website, https://www.fns.usda.gov/fmnp.
WHAT IS THE WIC FARMERS’ MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM?
The WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) is federally funded and linked directly to WIC, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. (WIC is administered by the Connecticut State Department of Public Health and provides free supplemental foods, health care referrals and nutrition education to low-income women, infants and children.) The WIC FMNP is administered by the Connecticut Department of Agriculture and has two basic goals:
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
HOW DOES THE PROGRAM OPERATE?
The program operates from June 1 through November 30. WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) funds are issued digitally. Eligible WIC participants receive $65 in benefits loaded onto a pre-existing card or through the SoliMarket Shopper mobile app, which is accessed on a smartphone. Recipients may use the funds to buy fresh fruits and vegetables and cut herbs from certified Connecticut Grown farmers. Nutrition education is provided to FMNP recipients by the local WIC agency to encourage them to improve and expand their diets by adding fresh fruits and vegetables and to advise them in preparing the foods. A list of authorized FMNP Locations can be viewed here.
HOW TO APPLY:
Coupons are issued to WIC participants. For further information contact your local WIC office.
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SOURCES: U.S. Department of Agriculture; Connecticut Department of Agriculture; Connecticut Department of Public Health
PREPARED BY: 211/jm
CONTENT LAST MODIFIED: June2026