Food Security & The Joy of Fresh Food
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Matching Dollars For WIC, SFNMP & SNAP
The Milk Lady Farmers Markets' Matching Dollars Program continues in 2021. The program helps make farm fresh food more affordable to customers who spend their nutrition assistance benefits with our farmers. Donate below or become a sponsor to gain opportunities for exposure and interaction at the market.
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Matching Dollars are free market tokens we give out at our Welcome Booth. The tokens match any purchase made by shoppers using SNAP (Food Stamps), WIC (Women, Infants and Children) or SFMNP (Senior Nutrition) coupons. The market tokens can be spent at any farm stand at Derwood and Shady Grove farmers markets. So their benefits go twice as far with the help of your donation to our Matching Dollars Program.
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We are so grateful for funding from our sponsors and partners Neighborhoood Church of Rockville and Impact Silver Spring and to other past donors like Adventist Healthcare, Bill H. Hodges, Montgomery County Government, Phyllis D. Goin, Wheaton Business District, Cedar Ridge Community Church, Kohl’s, Capital One and generous individual donors like you!
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“Thank you so much, my wife and I really appreciate the extra vegetables and especially the fruits we are able to get with the Matching Dollars, as we live only on social security benefits.” |
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SHARING THE JOY OF FRESH FOOD!
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Our chefs offer cooking demos based on seasonal ingredients from our farmers. Our two recent chef partners at both markets are United Healthcare Community Nutrition and University of MD's Food Supplement Nutrition Education (FSNE).
Our Sample Booth initiative at Derwood market is where we offer and educate the public on in-season products from our food vendors and farmers. We slice and sample produce like turnips, carrots, kholrabi and introduce them for salads; also fruits, preserves and cheeses. |