Local funds to promote island-grown food for WIC and senior farmers programs

San Juan County Health and Community Services has partnered with Soroptimist International of Friday Harbor, Orcas Island Community Foundation, the Lopez Locavores and the Honeywell Foundation, to offer Market Bucks at farmers markets on Orcas, Lopez and San Juan Islands. The Market Bucks Program provides additional dollars for families participating in the Women, Infants and Children Nutritional Program, and women participating in the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (San Juan Island only), to spend at the Farmers Market this summer. This benefit doubles the amount of local foods that may be purchased, expands the number of families that are able to participate in the programs, and supports local farmers.

June 17, 2016 9:35 am

San Juan County Health and Community Services has partnered with Soroptimist International of Friday Harbor, Orcas Island Community Foundation, the Lopez Locavores and the Honeywell Foundation, to offer Market Bucks at farmers markets on Orcas, Lopez and San Juan Islands. The Market Bucks Program provides additional dollars for families participating in the Women, Infants and Children Nutritional Program, and women participating in the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (San Juan Island only), to spend at the Farmers Market this summer. This benefit doubles the amount of local foods that may be purchased, expands the number of families that are able to participate in the programs, and supports local farmers.

Don’t miss out on this great benefit! To find out if you qualify and to enroll in these programs, contact San Juan County Health and Community Services at 378-4474.

San Juan Island Farmers Market

WIC Farmers Market Checks and Market Bucks for WIC families and senior women, sponsored by Soroptimist International of Friday Harbor and the Honeywell Foundation, will be given out on Saturday, July 9 and Saturday, Aug. 6 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Orcas Island Farmers Market

WIC Farmers Market Checks and WIC Market Bucks, sponsored by Orcas Island Community Foundation, will be distributed at San Juan County Health & Community Services Orcas Office (located in the Senior Center), beginning June 20. They will also be issued at the Orcas Farmers Market on Saturday, July 16 from 10 a.m-1 p.m.

Lopez Island Farmers Market

WIC Farmers Market Checks and WIC Market Bucks, sponsored by Lopez Locavores, will be available at the Lopez Island Farmers Market on Saturday, July 9 and Saturday, Aug. 6 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.