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The Boston Bounty Bucks program is now run by the Boston Collaborative for Food and Fitness. Please contact Jennifer Obadia at jennifer@bostonfoodandfitness.org or 617-636-4315 for more information.
The Food Project has been a leader in creating innovative programs that provide affordable access to healthy food across Greater Boston. In 2008, The Food Project partnered with the City of Boston to pilot the Boston Bounty Bucks program to enable all residents of Boston to have access to the produce available at city farmers’ markets and to strengthen the economy of local farmers. Boston Bounty Bucks provides farmers’ markets with EBT terminals and promotes the use of SNAP benefits by providing a dollar-for-dollar matching incentive for all SNAP purchases up to $10.
Boston Bounty Bucks started as a pilot program at a few markets. Since then, the program has expanded to 20 of Boston's 26 farmers' markets. During the 2011 season, $120,000 of combined SNAP benefits and Boston Bounty Bucks incentives were spent at farmers’ markets in Boston.
At the end of 2011, TFP transferred management of Boston Bounty Bucks to the Boston Collaborative for Food and Fitness. For more information about the current program, please contact Jennifer Obadia, Boston Farmers Markets Coordinator, at jennifer@bostonfoodandfitness.org or 617-636-4315.
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How it works
- Visit the Market Information Table at any of the participating farmers' markets, listed below, to ask how Boston Bounty Bucks are handled at that market
- At some markets, you can make your selections first and then pay while the farmers hold your purchases. At others, you will be asked to decide how much you want to buy on that day first, swipe your card, and then receive Boston Bounty Bucks to shop with.
- For purchases up to $20, your EBT card will be debited for half the cost.
- For purchases over $20, your EBT card will be debited for the total cost minus $10.
- The Market Manager will give you Boston Bounty Bucks equal to the amount of your purchase.
- Give these to the farmer to pay for your purchase.
- Boston Bounty Bucks must be used at the market where they were issued.
- Enjoy your food!
Boston Farmers' Markets that Participate in the Boston Bounty Bucks Program
| Name of Market | Location and Contact Info | Day of Week and Time | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allston Farmers Market | 175 N. Harvard St., Allston, MA 02134 | Fri. 3:00- 7:00 | June 14- Oct. 25 |
| Allston Village Farmers Market | 500 Cambridge St., Allston, MA 02134 | Sat. 11:00- 3:00 | May 12- Oct. 26 |
| Ashmont/Peabody Sq. Farmers Market
| 1928 Dorchester Ave., Dorchester, MA 02124
| Fri. 3:00-7:00 | July 21- Oct. 18 |
| Boston Medical Center Farmers Market | Menino Pavillion, 840 Harrison Avenue
| Fri 11:30-2:30 | June 14- Oct. 25 |
| Boston Public Market at City Hall | 1 City Hall Square, Boston, MA 02201
| Mon., Wed. 11:00- 6:00 | May 20- Nov. 27 |
| Boston Public Market at Dewey Square | 600 Atlantic Ave., Boston, MA 02210 | Tues., Thurs. 11:30-6:30 | May 21-Nov. 26 |
| Bowdoin/Geneva Farmers Market | 230 Bowdoin St., Dorchester, MA 02122 (parking lot of the Bowdoin St. Health Center) | Thurs. 2:30-6:30 | June 20- Oct. 31 |
| Codman Sq. Farmers Market | 597 Washington Street, Dorchester, MA 02124 | Thurs. 1:00-6:00 | June 20- Oct. 24 |
| Copley Sq. Farmers Market | 532 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02116
| Tues., Fri. 11:00-6:00 | May 14- Nov. 26 |
| Dorchester House Farmers Market | 1353 Dorchester Ave., Dorchester, MA 02122 (parking lot of Dorchester House MultiService Center) | Tues. 11:30-1:30 | June 25- Oct. 8 |
| Dudley Town Common Farmers Market | Corner of Dudley St. & Blue Hill Ave., Roxbury, MA 02119 | Tues. 3:00-7:00 | June 4- Oct. 29 |
| East Boston Farmers Market | 11 Henry St., Boston, MA 02128 | Thurs. 3:00-6:30 | July 18- Oct. 17 |
| Egleston Farmers Market | 45 Brookside Ave., Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
| Sat. 10:00-2:00 | June 2- Oct. 12 |
| Fields Corner Farmers Market | 1513 Dorchester Ave.,
| Sat. 9:00-noon | July 6- Oct. 23 |
| Mattapan Square Farmers Market | 525 River St., Mattapan, MA 02126
| Sat. 10:00-2:00 | July 13-Oct. 12 |
| Mission Hill Farmers Market: Brigham Circle | 725 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115
| Thurs. 12:00-6:00 | June 20-Oct. 21 |
| Mission Hill Farmers Market: Roxbury Crossing | 1420 Tremont St., Boston, MA 02120 | Tues. 2:00- 7:00 | June 18- Nov. 26 |
| Prudential Center Farmers Market | 800 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02116 | Thurs. 11:00-6:00 | May 16- Oct. 24 |
| ReVision Urban Farm Stand | 1032 Blue Hill Ave., Dorchester MA 02124
| Thurs. & Fri., 2:30-6:30 Sat. 10:00-2:00 | July 5- Oct. 13 |
| Roslindale Farmers Market | 72 Poplar St., Roslindale, MA 02131 | Sat. 9:00-1:30 | June 1- Nov. 23 |
| South Boston Farmers Market | 446 W. Broadway, South Boston, MA 02127
| Mon. 12:00-6:00 | May 7- Nov. 5 |
For more information and listings by neighborhood, visit http://bostonfarmersmarkets.org or call 617-636-4315.
Lynn Bounty Bucks
The Boston 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 Wholesome Wave and the Unitarian Universalist Church of Reading.
Research about Boston Bounty Bucks
See our research page for an extensive report on the 2009 BBB program.
