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Wants more fresh fruit and vegetables with SNAP (Double Up Food Bucks)

Use when someone gets SNAP and wants more fresh fruit and vegetables. Double Up Food Bucks gives free extra money for New Mexico-grown produce at farmers markets.

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In this guide
  1. Explain Double Up
  2. How it works at the market
  3. Where to use it
  4. More help for fresh food

1Explain Double Up

You can say"When you use SNAP at the farmers market, you get the same amount free to spend on New Mexico-grown fruits and vegetables."
There is no sign-up. Anyone with a SNAP EBT card can use it.
You can ask"Do you have your EBT card? Can you get to the Silver City Farmers Market on Saturday?"

2How it works at the market

Go to the market information booth first. Swipe the EBT card for the amount they want to spend.
They get wooden SNAP tokens ($1 each). These buy any SNAP food at the market: bread, eggs, meat, cheese, fruit, vegetables.
For every $2 of SNAP, they also get a free silver Double Up token ($2). The free tokens are not taken off the card.
Silver tokens buy New Mexico-grown fruits, vegetables, dried beans, fresh herbs, and vegetable or herb plants.
Silver tokens do not buy honey, jam, eggs, meat, bread, nuts or seeds.

3Where to use it

Silver City Farmers' Market: Saturdays, 1120 N Main St next to Gough Park. 2026 summer hours were 9am-noon. Call or check the listing for winter hours.
Silver City Farmers Market
SNAP Double Up Food Bucks
1120 N Main St (between 11th and 12th, next to Gough Park), Silver City · Every Saturday 9 am-noon (2026 schedule)
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Gila Farmers Market: Wednesdays 9am-noon, all year, 412 NM-211, Gila.
Gila Valley Library
Gila Valley Market - SNAP/EBT and Double Up Food Bucks
575-535-4343
412 NM-211, Gila · Fall hours: Wednesdays 10am-12pm. Year-round; closed Dec 24 and Dec 31.
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4More help for fresh food

Seniors and WIC families may get free farmers market checks in summer.
NM Department of Health - WIC
Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (seniors and WIC families)
505-469-0548
· Season runs about July through October; applications open mid-February
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At the Gospel MissionThe Thursday Morning Market (mobile pantry).
For ideas, see the guide "Recipes for garden vegetables: squash, chile, greens and tomatoes".

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