Route 1 Farmers Market joins Market Match program

Many Farmers Markets in our County accept the CalFresh EBT card—and offer the Market Match program that can double the value of CalFresh benefits spent there. (See this printable brochure for more information, including a list of participating markets.)

But until now, if you lived in the Lompoc area, you didn't have a market that participated in the program. That's changing now! Starting Sunday June 14 2020, the Route 1 Farmers Market in the Lompoc area is offering Market Match. Cash in $10 worth of CalFresh benefits, and you'll get $20 worth of tokens to buy fresh, healthy, locally grown food at the market!

You can buy fruits, vegetables, breads, cereals, baked goods, meat, fish, poultry, milk, eggs, cheese, jams, jelly, honey, seeds and plants which produce food. (You cannot use the benefits to buy hot foods, soap, non-food items, alcohol, tobacco, vitamins or medicine.)

The Route 1 Farmers Market is located at 3745 Constellation Road in the Vandenberg Village neighborhood and is open Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For more information about the Route 1 market, click to enlarge the graphics below!

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New mid-county Farmers Market accepts CalFresh & WIC

Looking for fresh local produce in the Lompoc Valley area? The new weekly Route One Farmers Market now accepts CalFresh EBT benefits.

The Route One Farmers Market is held every Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Vandenberg Village Community Services District parking lot at 3745 Constellation Road. It offers fresh local produce, breads, juices, crafts, and more. Officially launched with a June 2 grand opening, it replaces the Village Farmers Market that closed a year ago.

The Route One Farmers Market is accepting the CalFresh EBT card starting July 7, 2019; and will be accepting WIC benefits starting August 4, 2019.

By using their EBT card at the market, CalFresh participants get healthy, delicious, local fruits and vegetables -- and, they strengthen the market's application to join the Market Match program in the future. (Market Match makes CalFresh dollars go further at participating Farmers Markets.)

Creation of the market has been a joint effort between the Healthy Lompoc Coalition, Lompoc Valley Community Healthcare Organization (LVCHO), HEAL Advisory Cabinet, Public Health Department’s Nutrition Obesity Prevention Program, the Santa Barbara Foundation, and key Lompoc advocates and supporters.

“This market was founded with the intent to serve the entire community by providing access to fresh local food, as well as the opportunity for community outreach and education through local nonprofits and organizations,” said Ashley Costa, executive director of LVCHO.

Facebook users can follow the market at https://www.facebook.com/routeonefarmersmarket.

Free fresh food for eligible seniors

The Area Agency on Aging is distributing Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program coupons to eligible senior citizens. The coupon books can be used to purchase up to $20 in fresh fruits and vegetables at WIC-authorized Certified Farmers’ Markets countywide. Seniors over the age of 60 and on a limited income are eligible to receive the FREE coupon book. For example, a single-person household can be eligible with an income up to $1926.00 a month. Quantities are limited. Available only while supply lasts. See these printable flyers with coupon distribution information for North County and South County, or phone 805-925-9554 for more information.