Free local produce for low-income seniors

Enrollment is open for 2025 Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program. Lower-income older adults in Missouri may now enroll in the 2025 Missouri Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program and enjoy fresh local produce at no cost.

 

The program, operated by the Missouri Department of Agriculture, gives qualifying individuals a $50 benefit to spend on fresh vegetables, fruits, cooking herbs and local honey from authorized vendors at farmers markets and roadside stands from May through October.

 

Adults in participating counties who are age 60 or older and have an income within 185% of the federal poverty level qualify for the benefit.

 

Learn more about the Missouri Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program through the Missouri Grown website at https://agriculture.mo.gov/abd/missouri-grown.

 

Local vendors interested in participating in the program should contact Lexi Jose with the Missouri Department of Agriculture at 573-751-8596 or FarmersMarket@mda.mo.gov.