Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP)

Fresh, Local Produce with LA WIC’s Farmers Market Program

The Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) offers Louisiana WIC eligible individuals extra spendable benefits to buy locally grown fruits, vegetables, and cut herbs from authorized farmers markets and roadside stands across the state.

Yellow sign with blue text: "Farmers Market Nutrition Program Cards Welcome. Vendor: __." Louisiana Dept. of Agriculture seal at the top.
Card for Louisiana FMNP, showcasing fresh produce, a QR code, and a logo. Includes a number at the bottom for easy access to the nutrition program.

Find Participating Farmers Markets Near You

Click on your parish to get information on the Farmer’s Markets in your region.

Region 1

JeffersonOrleansPlaqueminesSt. Bernard

Gretna

Harahan

    Harahan Farmers Market
    501 Oak Ave.
    Sun. 9:00am – 1:00pm (weather permitting)
    Year-round
    Variety of fruits & vegetables in season

Kenner

    The Market at Kenner City Park
    Kenner City Park (Corner of Loyola & Vintage)
    Thurs. 12:00pm – 6:00pm
    Year-round
    Variety of fruits & vegetables in season

Metairie

    Lafreniere Park Farmers Arts Market
    3000 Downs Blvd. (Lafreniere Park)
    April-September: Wed. 2:00pm – 7:00pm
    October-March: 1:00pm – 6:00pm
    Variety of fruits & vegetables in season

New Orleans

Belle Chasse

Region 2

AscensionEast Baton RougeEast FelicianaIbervillePointe CoupeeWest Baton RougeWest Feliciana

Prairieville

Baton Rouge

Batchelor

New Roads

Oscar

St. Francisville

Region 3

AssumptionLafourcheSt. CharlesSt. JamesSt. John The BaptistSt. MaryTerrebonne

Napoleonville

Thibodaux

Destrehan

Luling

Vacherie

    River Road Farm-Roadside Stand
    1735 Hwy. 18
    Mon.-Sat. 10:00am – 3:00pm
    July-November
    Please call first.
    Variety of vegetables in season, plus watermelon

Franklin

    Garden Creations South-Roadside Stand
    7095 Hwy. 182 (In Centerville)
    7 days/week 10:00am – 5:00pm
    Year-round
    Please call first for availability
    Variety of vegetables in season, plus honey

Houma

    Cajun Farmers’ Market
    Corner of Tunnel Blvd. & Naquin St.
    Wed. 6:00 am until sold out
    Year-round (Seasonal)
    Variety of fruits & vegetables in season

Region 4

AcadiaEvangelineIberiaLafayetteSt. LandrySt. MartinVermilion

Delcambre

New Iberia

Lafayette

Arnaudville

    Catalon’s Farm-Roadside Stand
    1373 Meche Rd.
    Mon.-Fri. 7:00am – 5:00pm,
    Sat.-Sun. (by appointment)
    June-until first frost
    Okra, tomatoes, bell peppers, onion tops, plus various melons

Washington

Opelousas

Breaux Bridge

Abbeville

Region 5

AllenBeauregardCalcasieuCameronJefferson Davis

Oberlin

Deridder

Dry Creek

    CM Farms-Roadside Stand
    252 CM Farms Rd.
    Please call for days and hours open.
    June, October-November
    Variety of fruits & vegetables in season

Lake Charles

    Carolyn’s Pies and Produce-Roadside Stand
    170 McCain Rd. (Located in Grand Lake)
    Please call for days, hours and months open.
    Okra, tomatoes, squash, cucumbers and bell peppers
    Cash & Carry Market
    801 Enterprise Blvd.
    Tues. 4:00pm – 6:00pm (opens 3:30pm for seniors)
    Year-round
    Variety of fruits & vegetables in season
    Charlestown Farmers Market
    1001 Ryan St.
    Sat. 8:00am – 12:00pm
    Year-round
    Variety of fruits & vegetables in season

Region 6

AvoyellesCatahoulaConcordiaGrantLaSalleRapidesVernonWinn

Cottonport

Mansura

    Boe Farm, LLC-Roadside Stand
    7432 Hwy. 114
    Fri.-Sun. 1:00pm – 5:00pm (Please call first for availability of produce.)
    May-June, September-November
    Variety of fruits & vegetables in season, plus herbs and honey

Marksville

    Marksville Main Street
    317 N. Main St.
    Sat. 8:00am – 12:00pm
    May-June, September-October (Seasonally and special occasions)
    Variety of fruits & vegetables in season

Moreauville

    WesMar Farms-Roadside Stand
    851 Couvillion St. (Across the bridge of Town Hall)
    Please call first for availability of produce.
    Year-round
    Variety of fruits & vegetables in season, plus sage & mint

Simmesport

Jonesville

    Beard Produce-Roadside Stand
    4469 Hwy. 565 (10 miles south of Jonesville in Lismore Community)
    7 days/week 7:00am – 7:00pm
    May-December
    Variety of vegetables in season

Clayton

Ferriday

Vidalia

    Delta Farmers’ Market
    405 Carter St. (Old Courthouse)
    Wed. 8:00am – 12:30pm
    May-first frost
    Variety of vegetables in season

Colfax

    Colfax, Louisiana Farmers Market
    611 8th St.
    Sat. 10:00am – 1:00pm
    Year-round
    Variety of fruits & vegetables in season
    Pecan Lane Garden-Roadside Stand
    1017 Pecan Ln.
    7 days/week 7:00am – 7:00pm
    Year-round (seasonal; call or text for availability)
    Variety of fruits & vegetables in season, plus honey
    Littlepage Farms-Roadside Stand
    12219 Hwy. 8 S. (McNeely Crossing Commissary Store)
    January-September: (Please call for appointment.)
    October-December: 7 days/week 10:00am – 5:00pm
    Variety of fruits & vegetables in season

Alexandria

    Mathews Produce-Roadside Stand
    6389 Bayou Rapides Rd.
    Mon.-Sat. (Please call first for hours open-vary depending on availability of produce).
    Mid/end May-mid/end July
    Variety of vegetables in season, plus watermelons, cantaloupes, and honey

Olla

    Olla Town Square Market
    2990 Front St.
    Tues. 12:00pm – 4:00pm (Until produce is sold out)
    Mid-May-mid-August
    Variety of fruits & vegetables in season, plus herbs & honey

Trout

Alexandria

Boyce

Elmer

Pineville

Winnfield

    Winn Farmers Market
    301 W. Main St. (Corner of Main & St. John Streets)
    Tues. & Fri. 7:30am – 11:30 am (or until farmers are sold out)
    May-August
    Variety of fruits & vegetables in season

Region 7

BienvilleBossierCaddoClaiborneDeSotoNatchitochesRed RiverSabineWebster

Bossier City

Greenwood

    Greenwood Farmers Market
    William Peters Town Park
    Sat. 8:00am – 12:00pm
    June-August
    Variety of fruits & vegetables in season

Shreveport

    Dad-D’s-Roadside Stand
    Corner of Woolworth & Buncombe Roads
    Tues.-Sat. 12:00pm – 5:00pm
    March -November
    Variety of vegetables in season, plus berries, peaches, and honey
    Fuller Farmer Market Store-Roadside Stand
    708-A W. 70th St.
    Mon.-Sat. 9:00am – 5:00pm
    Year-round
    Variety of fruits & vegetables in season, plus honey
    Innovator Farming-Roadside Stand
    4235 Carver St.
    Mon.-Sat. 8:00am – 5:00pm
    May-December
    Variety of fruits & vegetables in season, plus herbs
    Shreveport Farmers’ Market
    101 Crockett St. (Festival Plaza)
    Sat. 7:30am – 12:30pm
    June -August 26
    Variety of fruits & vegetables in season
    WISE Butterfly, Inc.-Roadside Stand
    2030 Dr. Martin Luther King Dr.
    7 days/week 8:00am – 6:00pm (call for mobile delivery)
    Year-round
    Variety of vegetables and herbs in season, plus watermelons

Homer

    Harvest Time Homer
    Corner of W. Main & N. 2nd Streets
    Sat. 8:00am – 1:00pm
    May-October
    Variety of fruits & vegetables in season

Ajax

    Mims Produce-Roadside Stand
    1090 Hwy. 174 (¼ mile west of I-49-Exit 155)
    Mon.-Fri. 8:00am – 5:00pm, Sat. 8:00am – 2:00pm
    April-November
    Variety of vegetables in season

Natchitoches

    Natchitoches Farmers Market
    100 Rue Beauport
    Sat. 8:00am – 12:00pm
    April-July, October-November
    Variety of fruits & vegetables in season

Coushatta

    Anderson’s Produce & Plant Farm-Roadside Stand
    110 Anderson Ln. (3 miles off I-49 at Lake End/Ajax Exit; on 174 at the corner of Catfish Bend Rd.)
    Mon.-Sat. 8:00am – 5:00pm
    Mid-May-August 1
    Variety of fruits & vegetables in season, plus honey
    Ed Lester Farms-Roadside Stand
    1165 Hwy. 84 East
    Mon.-Sat. 8:00am – 5:00pm
    Mid-May-July
    Variety of fruits & vegetables in season, plus honey

Dixie Inn

Region 8

CaldwellEast CarrollFranklinJacksonLincolnMadisonMorehouseOuachitaRichlandTensasUnionWest Carroll

Columbia

Lake Providence

Crowville

    Crowville Farmers Market
    157 Football Field Rd.
    Thurs. 3:00pm – 6:00pm
    June-July
    Variety of fruits & vegetables in season

Elam

Winnsboro

Choudrant

Ruston

    Estes Farms-Roadside Stand
    2456 Highway 818
    Mon.-Sat. 9:00am – 6:00pm
    Year-round
    Variety of vegetables in season, plus herbs and watermelons
    Ruston Farmers’ Market
    220 E. Mississippi Ave.
    Sat. 9:00am – 1:00pm
    Year-round
    Variety of fruits & vegetables in season

Tallulah

    Tallulah Farmers Market
    404 N. Cedar St. (Hwy. 65 North)
    Thurs. 9:00am – 3:00pm
    May-November (Seasonal)
    Variety of fruits & vegetables in season

Bastrop

    Armstrong Farms-Roadside Stand
    5821 Mer Rouge-Collinston Rd.
    Mon.-Fri. 8:00am – 4:00pm, Sat. 8:00am – 1:00pm
    June-November
    Variety of vegetables in season, plus watermelons and honey

Calhoun

Monroe

West Monroe

Mangham

    Jones Produce-Roadside Stand
    1213 Hwy. 622
    Mon.-Fri. 8:00am – 6:00pm, Sat. 8:00am – 2:00pm
    May-December
    Variety of vegetables in season, plus blackberries, blueberries, and figs

St. Joseph

    La Bonne Vie Farm, LLC-Roadside Stand
    2704 Hwy. 606
    Mon.-Sat. (Please call first for appointment.)
    Year-round
    Variety of vegetables & herbs in season
    Tensas Produce Market
    205 Plank Rd. (St. Joseph Amphitheater)
    Thurs. 3:00pm – 6:00pm
    May- November
    Variety of fruits and vegetables in season

Waterproof

Farmerville

    Yak’s Produce-Roadside Stand
    12095 Hwy. 33
    Mon.-Sat. 9:00am – 6:00pm, Sun. 12:00pm – 6:00pm
    May-October 1
    Variety of fruits & vegetables in season, plus herbs & honey

Pioneer

    Albritton’s Blackberries and Produce-Roadside Stand
    401 Locust St.
    Mon.-Sat. 8:00am – 6:00pm, Sun. 2:00pm – 5:00pm
    April-July (possible August)
    Variety of fruits & vegetables in season, plus herbs and honey
    Howell Family Farm-Roadside Stand
    2880 Hwy. 585 (5 miles south of Goodwill)
    Mon.-Fri. 8:00am – 4:00pm (Please Call first.)
    Year-round (weather permitting)
    Variety of vegetables in season (greenhouse tomatoes in May, June, and November)
    Produce Ridge-Roadside Stand
    195 Orchard Ln.
    7 days/week 9:00am – 6:00pm
    May-October
    Variety of fruits & vegetables in season, plus honey

Region 9

LivingstonSt. HelenaSt. TammanyTangipahoaWashington

Denham Springs

    Four Seasons Farmer’s Market
    116 N. Range Ave. (Denham Springs City Hall parking lot)
    Sat. 8:00am – 1:00pm
    Year-round
    Variety of fruits & vegetables in season
    Marché in the Park
    30372 Eden Church Rd.
    1st & 3rd Sat. of month 9:00am – 2:00pm
    Year-round
    Variety of fruits & vegetables in season

Greensburg

Abita Springs

Covington

Folsom

    Homegrown in Folsom-Roadside Stand
    Delivered to customers in Mandeville, Covington & Folsom – locations available on website: www.homegrowninfolsom.com
    See website or call for delivery schedule.
    Variety of vegetables and herbs in season, plus blueberries and blackberries

Slidell

    Camellia City Farmers Market
    2055 2nd St. (City Hall Complex Parking Garage)
    Sat. 8:00am – 12:00pm
    Year-round
    Variety of fruits & vegetables in season
    The Fruit Stand-Roadside Stand
    1921 Gause Blvd. West
    Mon.-Fri. 8:30am – 5:30pm,
    Sat. 8:30am – 5:00pm,
    Sun. 10:00am – 4:00pm
    Year-round
    Variety of fruits & vegetables in season, plus honey

Mandeville

Hammond

    Berry Town Produce-Roadside Stand
    2600 W. Church St.
    Mon.-Sat. 8:00am – 5:30pm
    Year-round
    Variety of vegetables in season, plus strawberries and honey
    Deluxe Harvest-Roadside Stand
    14065 W. Club Deluxe Rd.
    Mon.-Sat. 7:00am – 4:00pm,
    Sun. 7:00am – 10:00 am
    Year-round
    Variety of fruits & vegetables in season, plus honey
    Hammond Farmers & Artisans Market
    106 N.W. Railroad Ave. (Railroad Park)
    Sat. 8:00am – 12:00pm
    Year-round
    Variety of fruits & vegetables in season

Ponchatoula

Franklinton

Mount Hermon

    Cryer Family Produce-Roadside Stand
    37122 Thomas Cryer Rd.
    Mon.-Fri. 3:00pm – 5:00pm (Appointment only.)
    April-November
    Variety of fruits & vegetables in season, plus honey

FAQs

  • Who is eligible for WIC FMNP?

    Women, infants over 4 months old, and children certified to receive WIC Program benefits are eligible for WIC FMNP.

  • Where can I get WIC FMNP benefits if I am a WIC participant?

    You can get WIC FMNP benefits from participating WIC clinics here.

  • What do WIC FMNP participants get?

    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
    • Annual Harvest Calendar
  • When is the WIC FMNP season?

    FMNP cards are issued from participating clinics until September 30th. Benefits must be used by November 30th.

  • What can participants buy with WIC FMNP benefits?

    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” sign.  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.
  • Can I use my FMNP card at the grocery store to buy fruits and vegetables?
    • No, you cannot use your FMNP benefits card to purchase fruits and vegetables from grocery stores or farmers who have not signed up to accept the FMNP cards. 
    • Your WIC EBT card also cannot be used at farmers markets or roadside stands that have not signed up to accept the FMNP cards.