WIC
Farmers'
Market Nutrition Program (WIC
FMNP)
What is the WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program?
The WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (WIC FMNP) is operated by the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) and is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) through a grant to the Arkansas Department of Health. The purposes of the
WIC FMNP are to provide fresh, nutritious, unprepared fruits and vegetables from farmers' markets to women and children who are nutritionally at risk, and to expand the awareness and use of farmers' markets, as well as increase sales at such markets. During the farming season,
WIC FMNP provides participants in the WIC Program with checks to purchase locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables sold by authorized farmers at authorized farmers' markets.
Information about WIC FMNP can be obtained by contacting the State WIC Office at
501-661-2473, via fax at 501-661-2004 or 501-661-2271 or by e-mail to wic.program@arkansas.gov
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