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The Boston Bounty Bucks program is now run by the Boston Collaborative for Food and Fitness. Please contact Jen Obadia at jennifer.obadia@tufts.edu or 617-636-3415 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 Jen Obadia, Boston Farmers Markets Coordinator, at jennifer.obadia@tufts.edu or 617-636-3415.
Need to know if you qualify for SNAP/food stamps?
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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 | N. Harvard St. & Western Ave., Allston, MA 02134 | Fri. 3:00- 7:00 | June- Oct. |
| Allston Village Farmers' Market | 500 Cambridge St., Allston, MA 02134 | Sat. 11:00- 3:00 | May 12- Oct. 29 |
| Ashmont/Peabody Sq. Farmers' Market
| Corner of Dorchester Ave. & Ashmont St., Dorchester, MA
| Fri. 3:00-7:00 | July 6- Oct. 12 |
| Boston City Hall Farmers' Market | 1 City Hall Plaza, Boston, MA 02108 (along Cambridge St.) | Mon., Wed. (except Holidays) 11:00-6:00 | May 21- Nov. 21 |
| Boston Medical Center Farmers' Market | Menino Pavillion, 850 Harrison Avenue | Fri 11:30-2:30 | June 15- Oct. 26 |
| Boston Public Market at Dewey Square | Across from South Station | Tues., Thurs. 11:30-6:30 | May 26-Nov. 26 |
| Bowdoin/Geneva Farmers' Market | 230 Bowdoin St., Dorchester, MA 02122 (parking lot of the Bowdoin St. Health Center) | Thurs. 3:00-6:30 | June 28- Oct. 25 |
| Codman Sq. Farmers' Market | Codman Commons (Corner of Talbot Ave. and Washington St.), Dorchester, MA 02124 | Thurs. 1:00-6:00 | June 21- Oct. 25 |
| Copley Sq. Farmers' Market | Copley Sq., Boylston St. & Dartmouth St., Boston, MA 02116 | Tues., Fri. 11:00-6:00 | May 15- Nov. 20 |
| Dorchester House Farmers' Market | 1353 Dorchester Ave., Dorchester, MA 02122 (parking lot of Dorchester House MultiService Center) | Tues. 11:30-1:30 | June 26- Oct. 16 |
| Dudley Town Common Farmers' Market | Corner of Dudley St. & Blue Hill Ave., Roxbury, MA 02119 | Tues., Thurs. 3:00-7:00 | June 5- Oct. 30 |
| East Boston Farmers' Market | Central Sq., East Boston, MA 02128 (at Meridian, Bennington and Saratoga Street) | Thurs. 3:00-6:30 | July 5- Oct. 18 |
| Fields Corner Farmers' Market | Dorchester Ave. at Park St., Sponsored by Dorchester Gardenlands Preserve, 617-825-3486 | Sat. 9:00-noon | July 7- Oct. 30 |
| Grove Hall Farmers' Market | 469 Blue Hill Ave., Grove Hall, Dorchester, MA Sponsored by Project Right, 617-541-5454 | Tues. 3:00 - 7:00 | July 10- Aug. 28 |
| Harvard Allston Farmers' Market | Intersection of N. Harvard St. and Western Ave., Allston, MA, 02134 | Fri. 3:00-7:00 | June 18- Oct. 29 |
| Hyde Park Farmers' Market | Hyde Park Savings Bank parking lot, 1196 River St. Hyde Park, MA Sponsored by Hyde Park Main Streets | Sat. 2:00-5:00 | July 14 - Oct. 6 |
| Mattapan Farmers' Market | Church of the Holy Spirit parking lot, 525 River St., Mattapan, MA 02126 Sponsored by Mattapan Food & Fitness Coalition, Michele Scott | Sat. 10:00-2:00 | July 14-Oct. 13 |
| Mission Hill Farmers' Market | Brigham Circle, intersection of Huntington Ave. and Francis St., Boston, MA 02115 Sponsored by Mission Hill Main Streets | Thurs. 12:00-6:00 | June 21-Oct. 25 |
| ReVision Urban Farm Stand | Arbutus St. & Blue Hill Ave., Dorchester MA Matthew Kochka, | Thurs., Fri., Sat. 2:30-6:30
| July 5- Oct. 13 |
| Roslindale Farmers' Market | Adams Park, Washington St. at Cummins Hgwy., Roslindale, MA | Sat. 9:00-1:30 | June 2- Oct. 27 |
| South Boston Farmers' Market | 446 W. Broadway, South Boston, MA 02127 (Btw. Mt. Washington & Bank of America) Sponsored by South Boston Community Health Center | Mon. 12:00-6:00 | May 7- Nov. 19 Closed holidays. |
| South Station / Dewey Square Farmers' Market | Rose Kennedy Greenway, across from South Station | Tues., Thurs. 11:30- 6:30 | May 24- Nov. 20 |
For more information, see the MA Department of Ag's Farmers' Markets list, or call 617-427-7399.
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.
