Tioga Opportunities, Inc. is pleased to announce that the Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program is underway. This program puts coupons that can be used at area Farmers’ Markets into the hands of low-income older adults, helping them to maintain or improve their nutritional health.
If you are 60 years of age or older and have a monthly income of $1,926 or less for a one-person household (or $2,607 or less for a two person household), you qualify for a booklet of coupons worth $20. Each eligible individual in a household is able to receive a booklet of coupons.
Coupons will be available at the following times and locations on a first come, first served basis: Wednesday, July 24, at Bread of Life Food Pantry, Candor Resource Center from 3:30 to 5 p.m.; on Thursday, July 25, at Spencer Food Cupboard, 70 North Main St. in Spencer from 9 to 10 a.m.; Thursday, July 25, at the Candor Farmers’ Market at the Candor Town Hall, 101 Owego Rd., Candor from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.; Tuesday, July 30, at Inspire S-VE Community and Fitness Center, 57 East Tioga St., Spencer from noon to 1 p.m.; Wednesday, July 31, at Waverly Free Library, Elizabeth Street, Waverly from 3 to 4 p.m.; and on Thursday, Aug. 1, at Tioga Opportunities, Inc. Nichols Site, 139 Roki Blvd., Nichols from 1 to 3 p.m.
The Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program coupon booklets will also be available at Tioga Opportunities, Inc.’s Countryside Community Center, 9 Sheldon Guile Blvd. in Owego from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday through Friday. Booklets must be picked up in person and will be available on a first come, first served basis while supplies last. For more information, call (607) 687-4120, ext. 324.
If you are a farmer or farmers’ market and would like more information about becoming authorized to accept Farmers’ Market coupons, contact the Department of Agriculture and Markets at 1-800-554-4501.
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