Fresh For Less
Double SNAP
Buy groceries with SNAP/EBT? Your dollars will go twice as far when you shop at the farmers’ market or on the farm truck. There is no limit for EBT being doubled at our Saturday Market.
Farmers’ Market
Come to Forsyth Farmers’ Market table during the Saturday market and we'll swipe your card for the desired amount and we’ll match that amount with produce tokens. The wooden tokens can be used at any food vendor and plastic green produce tokens that can be spent on produce, raw nuts and edible plants only.
Farm Truck
Visit the farm truck to shop. Use your EBT card at purchase at you'll receive 50% off your total purchase.
Swipe your card for $50 and receive $100 in tokens to spend at the farmers market. Shop on Farm Truck 912 and receive 50% off your total purchase.
SNAP Enrollment & Renewals
Need assistance with SNAP/EBT renewal or assistance? We can help!
Through a partnership with Step Up Savannah, FFM is able to assist with SNAP/EBT enrollment and renewals. During COVID-19, appointments will take place over the phone. To schedule an appointment, please contact Tasha, our Education and Outreach Coordinator, at (912) 483-8737 or tasha@ffm-sav.org
County Health Rankings find that in Chatham County, 17% of the population, or 48,044 individuals, are food insecure. For those households participating in SNAP, the median household income is $17,300 and 55% of the households receiving nutrition benefits have at least one child under 18.
At Forsyth Farmers’ Market, part of our mission is to create access to choice and assist our neighbors with the opportunity to choose their own food. Our double value SNAP/EBT program leverages federal nutrition benefit dollars to encourage purchase of fruits and vegetables with local farmers. The goal is to increase access to healthy food and contribute to the local food economy.
Each nutrition benefit dollar spent at Forsyth Farmers’ Market becomes two dollars for the shopper and farmer. SNAP/EBT shoppers can double up to $50, meaning a total of $100 can be spent on fresh, healthy food grown by local farmers (NOTE: SNAP shoppers may spend more than $50 but only the first $50 per Saturday will be doubled). In 2019, we doubled over $45,000 in SNAP benefits, meaning over $90,000 in sales for our farmers and healthy food for our neighbors!
This program is funded by Wholesome Wave Georgia and there are 20 participating markets across the state. Beginning in 2012, each participating market began to assist in the fundraising efforts to administer this important program.
Please help us increase food access in Savannah by donating today.