[Ohio-Talk] Produce Perks, Produce Perks

Thu Aug 15 15:17:47 UTC 2019

Produce Perks

Produce Perks is a program for current SNAP recipients. At participating farmers markets and Dave's grocery stores, customers can double their SNAP dollars up to $20 (per farmers market, per day) and up to $10 at retail grocery stores. They just visit the customer service desk and request to participate in Produce Perks.  They will receive tokens (which never expire!)  to spend at farmers markets or coupons to spend at retail grocery stores. It really is that simple! Here is a great website that explains how it works :  <https://produceperks.org/how-it-works/> https://produceperks.org/how-it-works/

Produce Perks helps stretch SNAP dollars and supports the local economy. It also provides an incentive and means to increase access to fresh produce, which is critical in food deserts, where many SNAP recipients live. We aim to increase not only SNAP enrollment, but also visibility of the Produce Perks program. This program results from multisystem collaborations and your program is one of the touch points we identified that can help us promote this opportunity to our shared service populations, especially older adults and adults with disabilities.  How can we work together to increase awareness and use of Produce Perks?

In addition to the website above explaining how Produce Perks works, attached is a postcard listing all participating market locations.

The link below describes how SNAP and Produce works at farmers markets throughout the state including the 23 in Cuyahoga County.

https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cleveland.com%2Fpolitics%2F2019%2F07%2Fsnap-benefits-accepted-at-92-ohio-farmers-markets-this-year.html%3Futm_source%3DNewsletter%26utm_medium%3DNewsletter%2520Capitol%2520Letter%26utm_campaign%3DNewsletter%2520-%2520Capitol%2520Letter&data=02%7C01%7Ckathleen.sizemore%40jfs.ohio.gov%7C9c52833bb6c046920d4108d709d6c8c8%7C50f8fcc494d84f0784eb36ed57c7c8a2%7C0%7C0%7C636988690405486524&sdata=AkNeXnwuPDGHLaSM61Gd6Qqab%2B8N4zAtpjiU18%2BjRyI%3D&reserved=0

Here is the postcard for Cuyahoga. 

Please contact  :

Maridell Couture

 <mailto:Maridell.Couture at jfs.ohio.gov> Maridell.Couture at jfs.ohio.gov

2018 Produce Perks Postcard.

Buy a little Get a lot 

How it works: 

Find a participating farmers’ 

market near you (see back). 

After arriving at the farmers’ 

market, find the customer 

service booth and swipe your 

Ohio Direction Card. 

You will receive $‑ in Produce 

Perks for every $‑ you spend 

using an Ohio Direction Card. 

Use your Produce Perks to 

buy fresh, local produce from 

vendors at the farmers’ market! 

Shop with SNAP/EBT, get up to $‑ 

in FREE fruits & vegetables!

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 PARTICIPATING MARKET LOCATIONS 

Check for Market Days 

& Times Near You! 

For help finding your nearest market 

call‑ 
 ext 

If you do not currently receive food 

assistance through an Ohio Direction Card 

and would like to apply, please call the 

Greater Cleveland Food Bank Help Center 

Toll-Free at ‑

‑‑. 

CITY FRESH CSA 

MonThur Jun ‑‑Dec ‑

Cuyahoga & Lorain Counties 

wwwcityfreshorg or ‑

CLEVELAND BOTANICAL GARDENS 

FARM STANDS: 

– BUCKEYE WOODLAND  

Tue‑ 
pm Jun ‑ct  

Woodland Ave & E ‑‑th St  Cleveland 

P ‑
‑ 

RTA MLK Dr & Woodland Ave  

– FAIRFAX  

Wed‑ 
pm Jun ‑ct  

E 
th btwn Quincy & Central Ave  Cleveland 

P ‑‑

RTA E 
th St & Quincy Ave  ‑‑ 

– MIDTOWN  

Thur‑ 
pm Jun ‑ct  

E th & Chester Ave  Cleveland 

P ‑ 

RTA Hough Ave & E th  

Euclid Ave & E th St Health Line 

– SLAVIC VILLAGE  

Thur‑ 
pm Jun ‑ct  

E th & Fleet Ave  Cleveland 

P ‑ 

RTA Fleet Ave & E th St ‑ 

COIT ROAD FARMERS’ MARKET  

Sat‑ ampm YearRound 

Wed‑ ampm May   Oct ‑ 

‑ Woodworth Rd  East Cleveland 

RTA E ‑ St & Noble Rd  

EUCLID FARMERS’ MARKET 

Fri‑ pm Jun ‑Oct  

Shore Cultural Centre  
‑ E nd St  Euclid 

RTA Lakeshore Blvd & E nd St 

A  

F 

GATEWAY ‑ FARMERS’ MARKET  

Tue‑ ampm May Oct  

Fri‑ pm May Oct  

Corner of Superior & E ‑th St  Cleveland 

RTA E ‑th St & Superior Ave ‑ 

GOOD EARTH FARM STAND  

Thur‑ pm YearRound 

Mon‑ pm May Oct 

Sat‑ pm May Oct  

 Madison Ave  Cleveland 

P ‑‑ 

RTA W 
th St & Madison Ave ‑ 

KAMM’S CORNERS FARMER 

MARKET  

Sun‑ ampm Jun ‑ct ‑ 

‑
 Albers Ave  Cleveland 

RTA Lorain Ave & W ‑th St 

LAKEWOOD EARTH AND 

FOOD COMMUNITY (LEAF) 

FARMERS’ MARKET  

Thur‑ 
pm Jun ‑ct  

‑ Detroit Ave  Cleveland 

RTA Detroit Ave & Arthur Ave  

LAKEWOOD FARMERS’ MARKET  

Sat‑ ampm Jun Oct ‑ 

Municipal Parking Lot on Detroit Rd 

btwn Cook & Warren  Lakewood 

RTA Warren Rd & Detroit Ave   

LEAGUE PARK MARKET AT 
th  

Thur‑ pm May ‑Oct  

Corner of E 
th St & Superior Ave 

RTA Superior Ave & E 
th St  

NORTH UNION FARMERS’ MARKETS: 

– AT CHAGRIN FALLS  

Sun‑ ampm Jun Oct ‑ 

Band Stand Triangle Park  Chagrin Falls 

– AT CLEVELAND CLINIC  

Wed‑ ampm Jun Oct ‑ 

 E ‑th St btwn Carnegie & Euclid  Cleveland 

RTA Cleveland Clinic   A  

– AT CROCKER PARK  

Sat‑ ampm YearRound 

Crocker Park Blvd btwn Vine & Main St  Westlake 

RTA Union Ave & Main Ave  
 C 

– AT LEGACY VILLAGE  

Sun‑ pm Jun ‑Sep  

Central Parking Lot  Lyndhurst 

RTA ‑ Cedar RdLegacy Village  

– AT PLAYHOUSE SQUARE  

Thur‑ ampm Jun ‑Sep  

E ‑th St & Euclid Ave  Cleveland 

RTA Euclid Ave & E ‑th St Health Line CLine Trolly 

– AT SHAKER SQUARE  

Sat‑ ampm YearRound 

Shaker Square  Cleveland 

RTA Shaker Square Rapid Station 

‑‑ Blue Green lines 

– AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS  

Thur‑ ampm Jun Sep  

 Adelbert Rd  Cleveland 

RTA Adelbert Rd A  

OHIO CITY FARM STAND  

Sat‑ ampm Jun Nov  

W th St Bridge Ave  Cleveland 

RTA W th Rapid Station Red Line/W th St & 

Bridge Ave  ‑   A 
AB ‑ 

OLD BROOKLYN FARMERS’ MARKET  

Tue‑ 
pm Jun ‑Aug  

Loew Park  W th St  Cleveland 

P ‑
‑ 

RTA State Rd & Oak Park Ave ‑A 

TREMONT FARMERS’ MARKET  

Tue‑ pm May ‑ct  

Lincoln Park  W ‑th St btwn Kenilworth & Starkweather 

Cleveland 

RTA Starkweather Ave & W ‑th St ‑ 

VILLAGE MARKET IN SLAVIC VILLAGE 

Mon‑ pm Jun ‑‑Aug  

‑ Fleet Ave  Cleveland 

RTA Fleet Ave & E 
th St ‑ 

VILLAGE FAMILY FARMS  

Mon‑ ampm Jun Oct 

‑ Crawford Rd  Cleveland 

RTA Hough Ave & E 
th St  

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NFBOH-Cleveland Chapter

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