Double Up Food Bucks is a healthy food incentive program that doubles value of federal nutrition benefits spent at farmers' markets, helping people buy local food while supporting our local farmers and economy.
It's a win-win-win on market day:
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We are proud to partner with Fair Food Network to help grow a vibrant local food system and inform public policy to address hunger and nutrition while supporting a more sustainable food system.
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How it works:
1. Bring your SNAP/EBT card, W.I.C. or Senior FMNP vouchers to a participating farmers' market
2. When you arrive, go to the manager booth to get your tokens
3. Spend your tokens with farmers throughout the market to buy delicious local food
(it's that simple!)
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A testimonial from a Double Up shopper: "Double Up Food Bucks has encouraged me and allowed me to connect more with my local farmers and food markets, as well as feel more connected to the food that I feed my body. Double Up Food Bucks makes it easy to choose to buy local and sustainable products that support the livelihoods of my community and myself." |
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You can shop at farmers' markets year round!
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King Street Market
Poplar Grove Connector (Near the Health Dept.) Boone, NC Tuesdays, 4p-7p | May-October Learn more |
High Country Food Hub
252 Poplar Grove Rd., Boone, NC Order online Thursday-Monday | Pick up Wednesday | Year-round Learn more |
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Watauga County Farmers' Market
591 Horn in the West Dr. Boone, NC Saturdays, 8a-1p | April-November Learn more |
Boone Winter Farmers' Market
252 Poplar Grove Rd. Boone, NC Saturdays, 10a-1p | December-March Learn more |
Did you know?
Double Up Food Bucks Relies
on Contributions from Caring Community Members
on Contributions from Caring Community Members
Show that you support providing good, honest food for all
The Double Up Food Bucks program relies on donations to match participants nutrition benefits and to spread the word about the program throughout the community.
A $100 donation could go towards:
A $100 donation could go towards:
- $100 of fresh, local food for a family in need.
- 625 Double Up Food Bucks postcards that we can distribute through food box programs, health care clinics, schools, and more.
- Paying a BRWIA staff member to facilitate the program across markets.
ImpactSince 2017, we've doubled more than $144,000 of nutritional benefits which has been spent on High Country-grown food at Watauga County’s four farmers’ markets. So far in 2022 , we have reached over 277 families and doubled more than 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 combined! Farm businesses also earned this much more in extra sales! Please help us make 2022 even more impactful by donating and/or spreading the word about the program to those who can use it!Contact BRWIA's Double Up Food Bucks Team
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