Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program
Provides electronic food benefits for low-income seniors in participating communities to buy fresh Alaska-grown fruits, vegetables, herbs, and honey
Overview
The Alaska Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) provides electronic food 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.
For the program season beginning June 1, 2026, the SFMNP benefit is $55 for each qualifying senior. Benefits may be spent down to the penny and expire October 31, 2026 at midnight.
Who qualifies?
The program is open to Alaskans age 60 or older with an income less than 185% of the federal poverty level, who live in one of these participating communities: Anchorage, Eagle River, Fairbanks, Delta Junction, Homer, Kenai, Palmer, Wasilla, Willow, Soldotna, or Kodiak.
Tips and Reminders
Talk to the farmers. They love talking about what they’ve grown and may have some great recipes to share.
What You Can Buy: With your SFMNP QR card, you can buy fruits, vegetables, and cut herbs grown in Alaska, as well as Alaska-produced honey.
What You Cannot Buy: Products grown outside of Alaska, legumes, potted plants, and foods processed beyond their natural state or with added ingredients may not be purchased with these benefits.
How to sign up
Follow the directions below to sign up using the Healthy Together App or by contacting an Authorized Senior Distribution agency.
Sign up with the app
- Go to the Healthy Together App
- Sign up for a Healthy Together account using your phone number or email. Seniors may also have a designated proxy representative apply on their behalf
- From the list of regions, select “Alaska”
- From the list of available programs, select “Alaska Senior FMNP 2026”
- Follow the instructions to apply
Sign up on the phone or in person
- Choose an Authorized Senior Distribution Agency (from the list “2026 Authorized Senior Distribution Agencies,” below)
- Call or visit their physical address and ask to sign up
- You will receive a physical card with a QR code that you can scan at farmers markets to use your benefits. If you sign up over the phone, you will need to visit the distribution center to pick up your QR code.
How to Use
Your local Senior Distribution Agency will issue your Farmers Market electronic food benefits. After signing up, you'll have access to the AK Senior FMNP program to access your benefit and transaction history, view resources, and find farmers markets and farm stands to visit.
Use with the app
You can access your benefit and transaction history, view resources, and find farmers markets and farm stands to visit using the Healthy Together App.
If you did not sign up with the app, you can connect your existing account. Follow the sign-up steps listed above and use the same phone number or email address signed up with through your local Senior Distribution Agency.
Use with phone or in-person support
Call or visit your local Authorized Senior Distribution Agency to access and manage your account information.
Municipality 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 |