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The Food Project and the City of Boston are proud to sponsor the Boston Bounty Bucks program. This program is a dual effort to enable all residents of Boston to have access to the local bounty of farm products available at city farmers' markets and to strengthen the economy of local farmers.
Now the more than 82,000 Boston residents that participate in the SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) can use their benefits at 14 participating farmers' markets. All purchases made with SNAP benefits are matched up to $10. In other words, SNAP users at farmers’ markets can get their food at 50% off up $20. When combined with the SNAP benefits the Boston Bounty Bucks program will provide SNAP participants with $120,000 worth of local fruits and vegetables.
Boston markets that accept BBB
For more information, see the MA Department of Ag's Farmers' Markets list, or call 617-427-7399.
| Monday | Tuesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| South Boston W. Broadway between F. Street & Dorchester Street 10 - 6 | Dorchester Dorchester House 11:30 - 2 | Dorchester Bowdoin St. Health Ctr. 3-6 | Allston Western Ave & N. Harvard St. 3-7 | Mattapan Church of the Holy Spirit 10-2 | Jamaica Plain Community Servings / Stony Brook T Station 10-2 |
| Roxbury Dudley Town Common 3-7 | Codman Square 1-6 | Dorchester Ashmont/ Peabody Square 3-7 | Roslindale Village Adams Park 9-1 | ||
| Fabyan Street 10-2 | Boston Boston Medical Center 11-2 | ||||
| East Boston Central Square 3-6:30 | |||||
| Mission Hill Brigham Circle 11-6 |
This project is made possible by financial support from the Mayor's Fresh Food Fund, Project Bread, Farm Aid, and Wholesome Wave Foundation. Through it, Boston joins Atlanta, San Diego, Providence, and Holyoke as the only cities operating under this double-voucher system. From 2008 to 2009, there was a 200% increase in the number of Boston’s farmers’ markets that accept SNAP cards and we hope that eventually all 22 of current Boston farmers’ markets will accept them. During these hard economic times, it is refreshing to know that city residents are still able to have access to healthy local farm products.
Lynn Farmers' Market
The bounty bucks program was modeled after the EBT incentive program that we started in Lynn in 2006. The Lynn program is still running, with the support of Project Bread and General Electric Aircraft Engines.
