Program Details
Registration opens May 30th, 2022 and goes until June 24th, 2022 or when all funding has been claimed, whichever comes first. Participants will receive eight (8) $20 gift certificates that can be redeemed at participating farmers markets. A Welcome Packet and the certificates will be mailed to participants prior to the program start date of July 10th, 2022. All certificates must be redeemed weekly on the coordinating dates printed on each certificate:
- Week 1: July 10th - July 16th
- Week 2: July 17th - July 23rd
- Week 3: July 24th - July 30th
- Week 4: July 31st - August 6th
- Week 5: August 7th - August 13th
- Week 6: August 14th - August 20th
- Week 7: August 21st - August 27th
- Week 8: August 28th - September 3rd
If you redeem your certificate for Anoka County Bucks at the farmers market and do not spend all of them during that visit, you can use those Bucks any time you visit the market through the end of the program. All Anoka County Bucks must be redeemed by September 30th, 2022. Certificates can only be redeemed at participating markets. See below for a list of participating markets and instructions for how to redeem.
You can buy any SNAP-eligible foods available using Anoka County Bucks at the farmers market. These include fresh fruit and vegetables, meat, fish, eggs, dairy, honey, jams, jellies, pickles, baked goods, and seeds and plants that produce food. This does not include hot prepared items or alcohol.
A post-survey will be open to participants September 6th – September 16th, with $20 incentives for completing to be sent September 19th – September 23rd.
Please contact SHIP@co.anoka.mn.us or alyssa.wolf@co.anoka.mn.us with any questions.