Farm Fresh Rewards

With Farm Fresh Rewards, shoppers who buy food with SNAP/EBT earn discounts on select fresh foods.

Getting started is as easy as 1, 2, 3!

1 – SELECT local eligible produce to purchase.

2 – COMMUNICATE to the cashier that you will be using your EBT card.

3 – Instantly RECEIVE 50% off eligible produce items at checkout.

Eligible Product List

  • Local Fresh Vegetables

  • Local Fresh Fruit

  • Local Frozen Vegetables

  • Local Frozen Fruit

  • Local Dried legumes

  • Local Seaweed

  • Local Seeds & Seedlings (food producing)

  • Local Mushrooms

  • Local Fresh Herb Bunches

    Note: Products with additional ingredients are not eligible.

FAQs

For more information about Farm Fresh Rewards, and to find a list of participating stores, please visit www.FarmFreshRewards.org or contact FarmFreshRewards@GSFB.org

  • Farm Fresh Rewards is a Good Shepherd Food Bank program designed to stretch budgets and improve access to fresh foods for thousands of enrolled Mainers.

    Maine has the highest food insecurity rate in New England (10.4%) and the fifth highest rate of very low food insecurity (5.5%) in the country.

    Farm Fresh Rewards combats food insecurity by increasing access to local produce for SNAP/EBT shoppers. Anyone using their SNAP/EBT card is eligible for a 50% point-of-purchase discount on a variety of eligible produce at participating retail stores.

  • If paying with SNAP/EBT at any of the participating stores, customers automatically receive a 50% discount on eligible items like local fruits, veggies, legumes, and food-producing seedlings.

  • Nope! Local produce changes with the season, enjoy your Farm Fresh Rewards all year long!

  • Any customer paying with SNAP/EBT (formerly called food stamps, or in Maine the “Food Supplement program” or the Pine Tree Card)

Find Nutritious Recipes

Click below to search Cooking Matters Maine recipes on the Nutrition for ME website.

Nutrition for ME is a program of the Good Shepard Food Bank. Good Shepherd Food Bank’s Nutrition and Education Department is committed to ensuring that Mainers facing hunger have access to nutritious foods and educational resources to make the best decision for their families.

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