Louisiana WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program
With the Louisiana WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP), your family may be eligible for $50 per year in extra spendable benefits to buy locally grown fruits, vegetables, and cut herbs from authorized farmers’ markets and roadside stands across the state.
Funding for the Farmers Market program is limited. Cards will be issued on a first come first serve basis. Call your clinic for more information.
Women, infants over 4 months old, and children certified to receive WIC Program benefits are eligible for WIC FMNP.
Participants of WIC FMNP get:
- An FMNP Shopper Card where benefits are added (separate from your WIC EBT card)
- FMNP benefits: $50.00 for each WIC participant
- A directory of participating Louisiana farmers markets and roadside stands
- 2024 Harvest Calendar
FMNP cards are issued from participating clinics until September 30th. Benefits must be used by November 30th.
Participants can buy fresh locally grown fruits, vegetables and cut herbs with their WIC FMNP benefits from Farmers who display the yellow “FARMERS MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM CARDS WELCOME” You can use all of your benefits at once, or on separate visits.
FMNP benefits may not be used to purchase
- Honey
- Jelly and jams
- Eggs
- Baked goods
- Meat or seafood
- Cheese
- Syrup
- Nuts and Seeds of any kind
- Cider
- Plants, Flowers or Decorative Pumpkins or Gourds
- Other non-food items
You cannot use your FMNP benefits card to purchase fruits and vegetables from grocery stores or farmers who have not been approved to accept the FMNP cards.
Your WIC EBT card also cannot be used at farmer’s markets or roadside stands.
WIC FMNP Resources
See below for a list of farmer’s markets in your area.
For a complete listing (including contact information) of participating farmers markets and roadside stands click here. You can also enter your ZIP code below.
What’s In Season?
Louisiana Summer Vegetables
- Corn
- Cucumbers
- Eggplant
- Okra
- Peppers
- Squash
- Snap Beans
- Tomatoes
