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Deadline: Saturday, April 6, 2013. We are now accepting applications from new communities to participate in the 2013 program. We are requesting a joint application from the farmers market and community partner(s) in a community. This follows on observations of how the program operated in communities where the farmers market and the community partners collaborated.
We are planning to add one or two new communities in each regional health authority for 2013.
PDF-fillable application forms here:
Download MS Word documents here:
To be considered, submit your completed application forms to nutrition@bcfarmersmarket.org by Saturday, April 6, 2013.
The BC Farmers' Market Nutrition Coupon Program is an initiative of the BC Association of Farmers' Markets in partnership withfarmers markets and community skill building organizations. Funding is provided by:
The FMNCP provides low-income families and seniors who are enrolled in participating cooking and skill-building programs with coupons each week to spend at their local farmers' market. Participants can use the coupons to purchase eligible products including fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, nuts, dairy and fresh cut herbs. Within cooking and skill-building sessions, participants learn to cook healthy, nutritious meals using locally procured farm products.
The FMNCP started as a pilot project in 2007 in 5 communities around British Columbia, running for 15 weeks. In 2008, the project expanded to 10 communities and to 17 weeks. In 2009, the project expanded to 16 communities participating in a 17-week season.
The FMNCP was cancelled for the 2010 season, due to lack of funding. As a province wide initiative of the BCAFM, the FMNCP brought dollars to local farmers & farmers' markets and supported close to 3,000 low income families and children in accessing local, nutritious food since its inception in 2007.
We are pleased to announce the availability of the Farmers' Market Nutrition and Coupon Program (FMNCP) Resource Kit, a tool designed to help communities launch and sustain their own community-based coupon programs. The FMNCP Resource Kit is a step-by-step guide for farmers' markets and community groups, with tips, templates and resources from four grass roots community-run FMNCPs (Fort St. James, Revelstoke, Squamish and Surrey).
For information about receiving a copy of the FMNCP Resource Kit please call 604-734-9797 or email info@bcfarmersmarket.org.
This resource builds on the success of the province-wide Coupon Project that was managed by the BC Association of Farmers' Markets from 2007 – 2009 with three years of funding from the Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance. The successful program has recently been reinstated (read more ») but the Resource Kit will continue to serve those communities wishing to start their own independently operated and funded Coupon Programs.
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