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Good Food Bucks
Help NJ Farms &
Markets Thrive!
We are excited for your interest in becoming a part of the Good Food Bucks program! Join over 60 other New Jersey Farms and Market locations already participating in Good Food Bucks.
The application for joining the Good Food Bucks program for 2025 is now open! You can learn more about the benefits of becoming a Good Food Bucks Partner on this page, and feel free to reach out to us with any questions at goodfoodbucks@city-green.org.
Who is Eligible to apply?
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Any SNAP-authorized farmer, farmers market, farm stand, mobile produce market, or CSA program based in New Jersey.
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Farms and markets currently in the process of becoming SNAP-authorized are also eligible to submit an application. For information on SNAP-authorization, check out our How to Become a SNAP-Authorized Farm or Market in NJ Toolkit
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Grocery Stores that are interested in joining the program can visit goodfoodbucks.com/grocery and fill out the intake form at any time to begin the application process.
Application Dates
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Rolling Applications Accepted: 11/15/24 - 4/15/25
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Final 2025 deadline: April 15, 2025
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Notice of award: within 60 days of submission.
With Good Food Bucks, you can offer 50% off discounts or a dollar for dollar match on fresh produce to your SNAP customers, with no extra cost to your market! City Green will reimburse you for all Good Food Bucks redeemed, up to $10,000 each year, allowing your market offer affordable produce to shoppers who use SNAP
Receive up to $10,000 in Grants for
Good Food Bucks Reimbursements
Funding and Materials for Marketing and Promotion
Included with your Good Food Bucks package is a set of Good Food Bucks marketing materials (flyers, posters, a banner, tabletop signs, buttons, a sandwich board, etc.), and a $500 check for any marketing and promotion of Good Food Bucks at your farm or market. Your farm or market will also be included in statewide promotions of the Good Food Bucks program!
Technical Support, Trainings, & Resources for Everything SNAP, WIC, and FMNP
City Green provides one-on-one meetings, an online training program, toolkits, and consistent support for farms and markets related to the SNAP, WIC, and FMNP programs. Check out our Farmers for Food Access Resource Hub for tools that will help your farm or market get registered for these programs!
Inclusion in New Jersey's Only Statewide Nutrition Incentive Initiative for Farms/Markets
Join the network of over 35 other farms and farmers markets in New Jersey working to ensure that their fruits and vegetables are affordable for all. Participation includes opportunities for collaboration, shared resources, and visibility of collective impact data.
Good Food Bucks Program Data
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Over $330,000 in Good Food Bucks
Redeemed at farms and farmers markets
Since 2016, $339,030 in Good Food Bucks for SNAP and WIC/Seniors FMNP have been redeemed at New Jersey Farm and Market Partners.
Over 13,000 Families Served by Good Food Bucks
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It is estimated that Good Food Bucks have served around 13,500 families at farms and farmers markets around New Jersey since 2019. That is 13,000 more families receiving affordable produce, and 13,000 more customers!
90+ Farmers Have Gained Income from Good Food Bucks
In 2023 alone, 92 farms/farmers from around New Jersey earned additional income from Good Food Bucks.
60+ Farmers markets and farms participating in good food bucks
Good Food Bucks is available at over 60 different farmers markets, farm stands, mobile markets, and CSA locations. And that number is growing every year!
Testimonials from Current Partners
