Seniors Farmers Market Nutrition Program
Provides low-income Seniors residing in participating communities with electronic food benefits for fresh Alaska-grown fruits and vegetables at farmers markets
Overview
The Alaska Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) provides $40 in electronic benefits to seniors and helps expand the awareness of farmers markets in the state. The program provides low-income seniors with electronic benefits that can be exchanged for fresh Alaska-grown fruits, vegetables, fresh-cut herbs and honey at participating farmers markets, authorized farms, and roadside stands within Alaska.
Who qualifies?
To qualify, you must:
- Be an Alaska senior, age 60 or older
- Have an income less than 185% of the federal poverty level
- Live in an area with authorized farmer-vendors, which are: Anchorage, Eagle River, Fairbanks, Delta Junction, Homer, Kenai, Palmer, Wasilla, Willow, Soldotna, Kodiak, Juneau and Sitka.
Tips and Reminders
Talk to the farmers. They love talking about what they’ve grown and may have some great recipes to share with you.
What You Can Buy: Fruits, vegetables and cut herbs grown in Alaska. (Only SFMNP QR cards can also purchase Alaska produced honey.)
What You Cannot Buy: Products grown outside of Alaska, foods processed beyond their natural state and/or with added ingredients, legumes, potted plants.
How to sign up
Your Senior Agency will help enroll you in the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, and will issue your Senior Farmers Market electronic food benefits for you. If you do not already know your senior agency’s contact information, they are listed on the 2025 Senior Agency List.
Apply for the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition ProgramMunicipality of Anchorage
|
Farm Name |
Market |
Location |
Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
|
A.D. Farm |
Anchorage Farmers Market |
1420 Cordova St Anchorage, AK |
Sat: 9AM - 2PM |
|
Arctic Organics Llc |
Anchorage Farmers Market |
1420 Cordova St Anchorage, AK |
Sat: 9AM - 2PM |
|
Arctic Organics Llc |
Arctic Organics Farm Stand |
1305 N. Smith Rd. Palmer, AK |
Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat: 9AM - 12PM |
|
Arctic Wonder Marketplace |
Mikes Meats |
12110 Buiness Blvd Eagle River, AK |
Fri: 12PM - 5PM | Sat: 10AM - 3PM |
|
Arctic Wonder Marketplace |
Valley Country Store |
3065 N Church Rd Wasilla, AK |
Sun: 12PM - 2:59PM | Thu: 2PM - 6PM |
|
Ba-Lescas Brother Familia |
Grow North Farmers Market |
3601 Mountain View Dr |
Thu: 4PM - 7PM |
|
Dehgan Family Foods |
Grow North Farmers Market |
3601 Mountain View Dr |
Thu: 4PM - 7PM |
|
Family Group Farms |
Grow North Farmers Market |
3601 Mountain View Dr |
Thu: 4PM - 7PM |
|
Glacier Valley Farm LLC |
Anchorage Midtown Farmers Market |
900 E. Benson Blvd Anchorage, AK |
Sat: 9AM - 2PM |
|
Glacier Valley Farm LLC |
South Anchorage Farmers Market |
11111 O'Malley Center Dr, Anchorage, AK |
Sat: 9AM - 4PM |
|
Hatcher Pass Dahlias |
Anchorage Farmers Market |
1420 Cordova St Anchorage, AK |
Sat: 9AM - 2PM |
|
P&M Gardening |
P & M Garden Services Inc |
21144 Eagle River Rd Eagle River, AK |
Tue, Sat: 10AM - 5PM |
|
Rainbow Produce |
Grow North Farmers Market |
3601 Mountain View Dr, Anchorage, AK |
Thu: 4PM - 7PM |
|
Rana Family Farms |
Grow North Farmers Market |
3601 Mountain View Dr, Anchorage, AK |
Thu: 4PM - 7PM |
|
Shaposhnyk's Produce |
Grow North Farmers Market |
3601 Mountain View Dr, Anchorage, AK |
Thu: 4PM - 7PM |
|
Umoja Vegetables |
Grow North Farmers Market |
3601 Mountain View Dr, Anchorage, AK |
Thu: 4PM - 7PM |
|
Unity Produce |
Grow North Farmers Market |
3601 Mountain View Dr, Anchorage, AK |
Thu: 4PM - 7PM |
|
Vanderweele Farms Llc |
Anchorage Midtown Farmers Market |
900 E. Benson Blvd Anchorage, AK |
Sat: 9AM - 2PM |
|
Vanderweele Farms Llc |
South Anchorage Farmers Market |
11111 O'Malley Center Dr Palmer, AK |
Sun: 9AM - 2PM |
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
|
Farm |
Market |
Location |
Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bushes Bunches Stand |
Bushes Bunches Stand |
2355 N Old Glen Hwy Palmer, AK |
Sun, Sat: 10AM - 7PM |
|
Chugach Farm |
Matanuska Community Farmers Market |
713 S. Denali St Palmer, AK |
Wed: 4PM - 7PM |
|
Earthworks Farm |
South Anchorage Farmers Market |
11111 O'Malley Center Dr Palmer, AK |
Sat: 9AM - 2PM |
|
Nugen's Ranch |
Frday Fling |
720 S Valley Way Wasilla, AK |
Fri: 11AM - 6PM |
|
Nugen's Ranch |
Nugen's Ranch |
26731 West Point MacKenzie Rd, Wasilla, AK |
Wed, Thu: 10AM - 5PM |
|
Nugen's Ranch |
Wasilla Farmers Market |
601 W Nelson Ave Wasilla, AK |
Wed: 10AM - 5PM |
|
Pioneer Peak Farm |
Pioneer Peak Farm |
4350 S. Bodenburg Loop Rd, Palmer, AK |
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat: 10AM - 5PM |
|
Rambling Rose Orchard & Apiary |
Matanuska Community Farmers Market |
713 S. Denali St Palmer, AK |
Wed: 4PM - 7PM |
|
Sun Circle Farm |
Matanuska Community Farmers Market |
713 S. Denali St Palmer, AK |
Wed: 4PM - 7PM |
|
Sun Circle Farm |
South Anchorage Farmers Market |
11111 O'Malley Center Dr Palmer, AK |
Sat: 9AM - 2PM |
|
Sun Circle Farm |
Sun Circle Farmstand |
5605 N Farm Loop Palmer, AK |
Tue: 4PM - 7PM |
|
Three Ladybugs |
Three Ladybugs |
11614 E. Scott Rd Palmer, AK |
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri: 9AM - 5PM |
|
Willow Branch Farm |
Wasilla Farmers Market |
500 W. Nelson Ave Wasilla, AK |
Wed: 4PM - 7PM |
Kenai Peninsula Borough
|
Farm |
Market |
Location |
Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Homer Hilltop Farm |
Homer Farmers Market |
41060 Trail Ct Homer, AK |
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri: 9AM - 5PM |
|
O'Brien Garden & Trees |
O'Brien Garden & Trees |
49240 Freda Drive Kenai, AK |
Mon: 10AM - 5PM |
|
Rick Steffen Farm |
Homer Farmers Market |
1155 Ocean Dr Homer, AK |
Wed: 2PM - 5PM | Sat: 10AM - 3PM |
|
Ridgeway Farms |
Soldotna Saturday Farmers |
193 E. Corral Ave Soldotna, AK |
Sat: 9:30AM - 5PM |
Kodiak Island Borough
|
Farm |
Market |
Location |
Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bounty Farm |
Rooted-Plant Nursery and Greenhouse |
1817 Mill Bay Rd, Kodiak, AK |
Tue, Wed, Thu: 10AM - 6PM |
Fairbanks North Star Borough
|
Farm |
Market |
Location |
Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Goosefoot Farm |
Tanana Valley Farmers Market |
2600 College Rd Fairbanks, AK |
Wed: 11AM - 4PM | Sat: 9AM - 4PM |
|
Little Patch |
Tanana Valley Farmers Market |
2600 College Rd Fairbanks, AK |
Wed: 11AM - 4PM | Sat: 9AM - 4PM |
|
Vera's Alaska Grown Vegetables |
Tanana Valley Farmers Market |
2600 College Rd Fairbanks, AK |
Wed: 11AM - 4PM | Sat: 9AM - 4PM |
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
|
Farm |
Market |
Location |
Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Rustic Croft |
Highway's End Farmers Market |
Access Rd Delta Junction, AK |
Wed, Sat: 10AM - 5PM |
|
Rustic Croft |
Homer Farmers Market |
1155 Ocean Dr Homer, AK |
Wed: 2PM - 5PM | Sat: 10AM - 3PM |
2026 Authorized Senior Distribution Agencies
|
Senior Agency |
Service Areas |
Physical Address |
City |
Phone |
Hours of Operation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Fairbanks Native Association |
Fairbanks |
319 First Ave |
Fairbanks |
(907) 452-5225 |
8:00-4:00 |
|
Food Bank of Alaska |
Municipality of Anchorage |
2192 Viking Drive |
Anchorage |
(907) 222-3125 |
M-F 8:00am-4:00pm |
|
Kenai Senior Center/City of Kenai |
Kenai Peninsula (Soldotna, KGB, Cohoe, Salmantof, Kasilof) |
361 Senior Court |
Kenai |
(907) 283-8212 |
M-F 8:00am-5:00pm |
|
Mat-Su Senior Services/Palmer Senior Center |
Palmer, Butte, Sutton, Chickaloon, Glacier View |
1132 S Chugach St |
Palmer |
(907) 761-5013 |
Monday / Wednesday / Friday 12:00pm-3:00pm |
|
Nenana Tortella Council on Aging Inc |
Nenana and Surrounding area |
116 East 3rd St |
Nenana |
(907) 460-1477 |
- |
|
NCOA/Fairbanks Senior Center |
Fairbanks North Star Borough |
1424 Moore Street |
Fairbanks |
(907) 452-1735 |
M-F 8:30am-4:00pm |
|
Soldotna Area Senior Citizens Inc. |
Soldotna, Ridgeway Areas |
197 W. Park Ave |
Soldotna |
(907) 262-2322 |
- |
|
Sunshine Community Health Center Inc |
Willow, Talkeetna, Trapper Creek |
34300 S. Talkeetna Spur Rd. |
Talkeetna |
(907) 733-2273 |
Talkeetna: M-F 9:00am -5:00pm; Willow: M-F 8:00am -5:00pm |
|
Wasilla Area Seniors, Inc. |
Mat-su |
1301 Century Circle |
Wasilla |
(907) 206-8794 |
M-F 8:00am-4:00pm |