Cully Farmers Market At-Market Currency Guidelines

Cully Farmers Market is proud to offer several different currency programs in our marketspace in an effort to decrease barriers to accessing local, fresh produce within our community.  This guide was inspired by Portland Farmers Market.  

TOKEN PROGRAMS 

Cully Farmers Market offers $1 red tokens and $5 red tokens for SNAP/EBT recipients.   

To receive market tokens, shoppers use their debit/credit cards, checks, or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) / Electronic benefit transfer (EBT), also called Oregon Trail Card, at the info booth.  

PLEASE NOTE:  

• DO NOT accept other farmers markets tokens for currency. We are unable to reimburse other markets’ tokens and will return them to you.  

• Only accept “Cully Farmers Market” branded tokens.  

$5 GREEN Tokens  

• Shoppers purchase $5 green tokens with credit/debit cards or checks at the Market Info booth.  

• There is a purchase minimum and convenience fee assessed for debit and credit card transactions.  

• $5 green tokens are non-refundable once a shopper purchases them.  

• These tokens are eligible to purchase all market items.  

• $5 green token should be treated exactly like a $5 bill. Cash change is given when $5 green token is used in a transaction.  

$1 RED Tokens  

• Shoppers purchase $1 red tokens with EBT/SNAP cards at the Market Info booth to pay for SNAP eligible items with vendors.  

• Eligible items: Fruits, vegetables, animal protein, dairy products, edible seeds, baked goods to be taken home, and plants intended for growing food.  

• Prohibited items: non-food items, foods that are hot at the point of sale, alcoholic beverages, and flowers.  

• It is illegal to exchange SNAP tokens for these products. Sale of ineligible items with SNAP benefits is illegal and risks our ability to accept SNAP.  

• $1 red tokens may NEVER be given as change for any market purchases for any reason.  

• Any misuse of the $1 red tokens compromises our eligibility to accept SNAP benefits at the market. It is a privilege to offer this service to our shoppers and we have been through a rigorous application process to be granted authorization. Help maintain our eligibility by following the rules.  

• Change is not given with $1 red tokens.  

• Please work with shoppers using $1 red tokens to modify purchases to reach a whole dollar value. 

• If a whole dollar cannot be reached, provide the shopper with a receipt displaying the vendor name and amount due to the shopper. The shopper can bring this receipt back to the Market Info booth for refund to the shopper’s SNAP account.  

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SNAP AND EBT CASH MATCHING PROGRAMS 

Cully Farmers Market is proud to odder Double Up Food Bucks (DUFB) this season, a matching program through Farmers Market Fund for those using SNAP.  DUFB currency is displayed below:  

Shoppers utilizing EBT Cash receive a similar match called Produce Match (shown on the left)

DUFB and Produce Match currencies can be used for the following at ANY participating farmers market:  

• Fresh, frozen, or dried products which do not contain any added sugars, salts or oils.  

• Fruits, vegetables, mushrooms, beans, herbs, and veggie starts.  

Please note: 

• Change is not given for these two currencies.  

• DO NOT accept a prior year’s currency. DUFB and Produce Match expire at the end of each year.  

• To be able to accept DUFB and Produce Match from shoppers, please complete and submit an Eligible Vendor Acknowledgment form.  

Farm Direct Nutrition Program (FDNP)  

Oregon FDNP is a state-administered USDA nutrition program that brings more than $2 million dollars to Oregon farmers each year. Farm Direct Dollars are issued to families enrolled in the WIC (Women, Infants and Children) nutrition program and to income-eligible seniors to spend with authorized farmers selling directly to consumers. Farm Direct Dollars are used to buy locally grown, unprocessed fruits, vegetables and cut culinary herbs from June 1 through November 30.  

All farm vendors selling eligible products are required to participate in the FDNP program. To qualify and become authorized to accept Farm Direct vouchers:  

You must own, lease, rent or sharecrop land to grow, cultivate or harvest crops on that land AND grow fresh fruit, vegetables or cut herbs in Oregon or a bordering county to sell at your farm stand or at a farmers market.  

Complete an online application for first time farmers or call (877) 807- 0889 option 2  

If you participated in the program last year, Oregon FDNP will email you the first week of April to update your information or reapply as needed.  

Token & Voucher Reimbursement Process  

• Bring all market currency received to the market info booth for redemption. All currency ($1 red tokens, $5 green tokens, DUFB, and Produce Match vouchers) must be separated and pre-counted.  

• Token redemption is available to vendors until 30 minutes after the market closes.  

• The Cully Farmers Market manager at the booth will provide you with a receipt for the tokens and vouchers received.  

• Any $1 red tokens used to purchase ineligible items will be retained by CFM without reimbursement.  

• Reimbursement checks will be mailed to you twice per month or directly deposited, if you have signed up for ACH.  

• Email the CFM market manager if you have any questions about token reimbursement 

Vendor Contract Agreement  

• CFM vendor business owners and on-site vendor staff are required to honor all forms of market currency and understand the rules of acceptance for each form of currency.  

• It is every vendors’ responsibility to educate their staff about the currency programs accepted at the five markets of Portland Farmers Market.  

• If you are unsure of how to accept a currency, connect with the CFM manager before accepting 

• If a shopper attempts to use a currency that is not documented above, direct the shopper to the Market Info booth, so that the market manager can advise them how to proceed. Market tokens may not be used to pay stall fees.