Greens4Greens is a food benefit incentive program, started in 2016, that creates greater food access for shoppers at the Beacon Farmers’ Market, the Newburgh Farmers’ Market, and the Common Greens Mobile Market. Eligible state funded food benefits are matched dollar for dollar through Greens4Greens, making the farmers’ market more accessible to a wider base of consumers. The program has been completely community funded through contributions made by local businesses as well as the annual 'Soup4Greens' event.

Our 2021 Soup4Greens event raised nearly $4000 thanks to the generous soup donations from twelve restaurants and five potters who donated bowls. We would like to thank everyone who helped make this event a success: Homespun Foods, Beacon Natural Market, The Beacon Daily, Beacon Pantry, Végétalien, The Bagel Shoppe, The Yankee Clipper Diner, The Green Bowl Cafe, Party Animals Catering, Eat Church, MomoValley, Kitchen & Coffee, All You Knead Artisan Bakery, Key Food Beacon, Carine R. Feist, Jennifer Dorshorn of the Daily Digestible, Virginia Piazza Pottery, New Prospect Pottery, Afton Road Pottery, Elephant Belly Pottery, The Newburgh Pottery, Justin Conway, Beth Poague, Diana Cowdery, Margo Sivin, Jesse Stacken, and Meredith Hairston. 

SNAP provides nutrition benefits to supplement the food budget of families so they can purchase healthy food.

To redeem SNAP benefts at the market, stop by the market manager’s tent during market hours. The manager will process your SNAP EBT card for whatever amount you choose. The market manager will provide $1 tokens for the customers chosen amount which they can use to purchase SNAP eligible items.

For every $5 of SNAP processed, customers will receive a $2 Fresh Connect coupon to add to the money they can spend at the market. Any vendor that accepts SNAP will also accept Fresh Connect.

SNAP Benefits Can Be Used To Purchase: all fruits and vegetables, meat, fish, poultry, cheese and all dairy products, eggs, baked goods, processed foods, maple syrup/honey/cider/juices, coffee that is whole bean or ground (not fresh brewed), herbs, and seeds and plants that produce food (like tomato plants)