Our Farmers Market accepts Food Stamps!
The farmers market plays a vital role in combating food apartheid in the community. The Market allows residents to use food stamps, increasing our community’s access to fresh locally grown produce and value-added products like jams, juices, herbs and more. Everybody benefits from increased sales in markets that use SNAP benefits. This is how to end food apartheid once and for all.
Black Farms of St. Louis
Building the power to feed ourselves
Founded by Gary Brooks & the Black Power Blueprint
Gary Brooks Black Power Community Garden 4031 West Florissant Ave. Contact: stlouis.manager@oneafricamarket.com
Founded by Nick Speed, Ujima STL
George Washington Carver Farms 3714 Penrose St. Contact: nspeed@ujimastl.org
Founded by Leah Lee-Burnett
Growing Food Growing People Free Veggie Giveaway Tuesdays, 5 pm - 7 pm at the corner of Hamilton Ave. & Maple Ave. Contact: growingfoodgrowingpeople@gmail.com
Founded by Heru Djedi Adeleke
Heru Urban Farming Heruurbanfarming.com Contact: heruurbanfarming@gmail.com
New Roots Urban Farm
1832 Hogan St. Founded by Antajuan Adams Volunteer Days: Tuesdays & Saturdays, 12 - 6pm Contact: newrootsurbanfarm@gmail.com
Julia's Farm STL
Founded by Julia Thompson Free Veggie Giveaway Wednesdays, 5 pm - 7 pm on Lee Ave. & Warne Ave. Contact: juliasfarmstl@gmail.com
PHI Global Farms, LLC
808 Coal Bank Rd. Founded by Mitch Pearson Contact: mdanpearson@gmail.com
Rustic Roots Sanctuary
11735 Eckert Ln. Founded by Janett Lewis Farmers Market Wednesdays, 4pm - sunset Contact: info@rusticrootssanctuary.org
Tony TNT Gardening, LLC
Fresh Starts Garden, 2901 Dayton St. Founded by Tony Rushing Contact: blackadvocate19@yahoo.com
Rustic Roots Sanctuary
11735 Eckert Ln. Founded by Janett Lewis Farmers Market Wednesdays, 4pm - sunset Contact: info@rusticrootssanctuary.org
Free Produce at the Gary Brooks Black Power Community Garden
Every Friday during the growing season, 4 pm till we run out. At the corner of West Florissant and Alice
SNAP
OAON Farmers Market Accepts SNAP.
Farmers and vendors can become authorized to administer their own SNAP program, but the OAON Farmers market uses a centralized POS, which means that you can purchase eligible groceries from any of our vendors.
EBT
Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) is a system that allows customers to use SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits from a government-issued debit card at farmers markets as well as brick-and-mortar stores. The OAON Farmers Market has fought for the black community of North St. Louis to have access to affordable fresh food purchased from black farmers and growers. To ensure this, we have secured the ability of shoppers to purchase food with the SNAP, formally known as food stamps. We also provide vendors with the ability to accept electronic payments.
SFMNP
The Missouri Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) provides benefit vouchers to low-income seniors (60 years of age or older) residing in one of 46 Missouri counties. Eligible seniors receive 10 vouchers ($5 each), totaling $50 annually. Vouchers can be exchanged for eligible foods at a farmers’ market or roadside stand with an authorized farmer. You can find out more about this program here.
WIC
In Missouri, Farmers Markets are not able to accept WIC. The WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) is associated with the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, popularly known as WIC. We are working with partner organizations to ensure our vendors will be able to accept WIC at the start of our 2022 Season. With WIC, eligible WIC participants are issued FMNP coupons in addition to their regular WIC benefits. These coupons can be used to buy eligible foods from farmers, farmers’ markets or roadside stands that have been approved by the state agency to accept FMNP coupons.