How to Use Your P-EBT Benefits for Food Before They Expire + Receive Free Extra Health Bucks at Farmers Markets.

Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) is a temporary federal food benefit program that was issued to ALL NYC public school families to buy food to make up for missed school meals while students were enrolled in remote or hybrid learning. P-EBT benefits can be used anywhere EBT cards are accepted for the purchase of food, including supermarkets and farmers markets. It is important to note that many P-EBT benefits may be expiring soon. Please see below  for more information on when these valuable benefits expire and how to receive free extra Health Bucks coupons for the purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables when you use your P-EBT card at farmers markets. 

Who received P-EBT? 

Since 2020, P-EBT payments have been provided to ALL NYC public school students, ages 3-21, regardless of income or immigration status. New York distributed multiple rounds of the P-EBT, including $120 per child for the summer of 2023, as well as at least $391 per child for the summer of 2022 and the 2021-22 school year.

How were P-EBT benefits distributed to families?

• For families who are already enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the additional P-EBT benefits were loaded onto their existing EBT cards.
• Families who were not enrolled in SNAP were mailed new EBT cards where the P-EBT benefits were loaded for each round of distribution. 

When does P-EBT expire? 

P-EBT benefits automatically expire 274 days, about nine months, after they were last used. Whenever families use the benefits, the timeline will reset, and they will have another 274 days before the funds expire. For many families, the last round of benefits was issued around May 2023, meaning those who have yet to use them may see their funds start to expire in February 2024. 

• To find out exactly when your specific P-EBT benefits expire, call the P-EBT Hotline at  (833) 452-0096.
• If you lost your P-EBT card, you can get a replacement by calling 1-888-328-6399.

Use your P-EBT card at Farmers Markets and receive bonus Health Bucks!

Use your P-EBT card at any NYC farmers market, and for every $2 you spend, you’ll receive an additional $2 in Health Bucks (up to $10 per visit) to spend on fresh fruits and vegetables! ALL GrowNYC food access sites can accept P-EBT cards; we operate over 60 Greenmarkets and Farmstands across NYC. Visit our website to find a location near you. Simply bring your P-EBT card to the GrowNYC information tent, and a staff member will swipe your card and provide you with SNAP tokens that can be used to purchase any edible food item from local farmers. SNAP tokens distributed at GrowNYC Greenmarkets never expire.

Update on 2024 Health Bucks (1/9/2023)

The 2024 Health Bucks are now available! 

All Greenmarket and Farmstand sites will resume distribution of Health Bucks for SNAP sales on Wednesday January 10th, 2024. For every $2 spent in SNAP, customers will receive $2 in Health Bucks, up to $10 per day. 

We’d like to thank our customers for their patience and understanding. Happy shopping!

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Novedades sobre los 2024 Health Bucks (1/9/2023)

¡Las Health Bucks 2024 ya están disponibles! 

Todos los Greenmarket y Farmstands reanudarán la distribución de Health Bucks para las ventas de SNAP el miércoles 10 de enero de 2024. Por cada $2 gastados en SNAP, los clientes recibirán $2 en Health Bucks, hasta $10 por día. 

Nos gustaría agradecer a nuestros clientes por su paciencia y comprensión. ¡Felices compras!

(Spanish)

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关于 2024 健康购物车的最新消息 (1/9/2023)

2024 年健康购物车现已上市！

所有 Greenmarket 和 Farmstand 将于 2024 年 1 月 10 日（星期三）恢复为 SNAP 销售发放健康购物券。顾客在 SNAP 中每消费 2 美元，即可获得 2 美元的健康购物券，每天最多 10 美元。

我们衷心感谢顾客的耐心和理解。祝您购物愉快

(Simplified Chinese)

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Обновление информации о баксах здоровья 2024 года (1/9/2023)

Баксы здоровья 2024 года уже доступны! 

Все магазины Greenmarket и Farmstand возобновят выдачу баксов здоровья за SNAP-продажи в среду, 10 января 2024 года. За каждые 2 доллара, потраченные по программе SNAP, покупатели будут получать 2 доллара в баксах здоровья, до 10 долларов в день. 

Мы хотели бы поблагодарить наших покупателей за терпение и понимание. Удачных покупок!

(Russian)

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Aktualizacja dotycząca 2024 Health Bucks (1/9/2023)

Health Bucks na rok 2024 są już dostępne! 

Wszystkie sklepy Greenmarket i Farmstand wznowią dystrybucję Health Bucks za sprzedaż SNAP w środę 10 stycznia 2024 roku. Za każde 2 dolary wydane na SNAP klienci otrzymają 2 dolary w Health Bucks, do 10 dolarów dziennie. 

Chcielibyśmy podziękować naszym klientom za cierpliwość i zrozumienie. Udanych zakupów!

(Polish)

Hello New Yorkers – We need your voice. Sign our petition. Urge the Mayor to halt the elimination of community compost programs!

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Our Letter

Dear Mayor Adams and Commissioner Tisch,

I am a concerned citizen who wants to live in a sustainable New York City and I understand that community composting has been cut.

The New York City Compost Project and GrowNYC serve millions of New Yorkers throughout the five boroughs, providing food scrap collections, organics processing, composting outreach and community education. I petition you today to save these programs in light of announced budget cuts.

Community composting organizations, including GrowNYC, Big Reuse, LES Ecology Center, Earth Matter NY, New York Botanical Garden, Queens Botanical Garden, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden collectively:

• Divert more than 8.3 million pounds of organic waste from landfills each year.

• Produce and distribute hundreds of thousands of pounds of compost to over 325 community groups, parks, 85 street tree care events, and thousands of individuals each year. 

• Engage over 1,000 yearly participants in Master Composter activities through food, farming, and composting opportunities across the city.

• Provide compost outreach and education to over 600,000 New Yorkers annually, making them aware of food waste's contributions to the climate crisis while providing the opportunity to address this critical issue.

• Operate 6 community composting sites - providing the most sustainable and equitable form of organics waste management.

Cutting community composting and outreach programs will result in the elimination of these invaluable services and the loss of over 115 green jobs. 

Community composting programs transform New Yorkers' waste into valuable resources, providing essential soil for our parks, gardens, and playgrounds. These programs serve as a crucial tool in combating climate change. Furthermore, given the anticipated delays in the expansion of the Curbside Composting program, the success of such an initiative in New York City hinges on a robust outreach and community composting network to educate and engage residents.

I urge the Mayor and City Council to halt these massive cuts and to guarantee full funding to these programs for the future. These cost-effective programs contribute to a more liveable city with fewer rats, cleaner streets, and healthier soils, while cutting waste destined for landfills or incinerators.

Christmas and New Years are right around the corner and markets are abundant with all of the ingredients you need for delicious meals and celebrations. Some scheduling changes will take place due to the holidays, see below for full schedule. 

Please note, food scrap and clothing collections remain the same for regularly scheduled market days, unless otherwise noted. 

*There will be no food scrap collections at GrowNYC sites from Sunday 12/24 through Friday 12/29! Our food scrap collection sites will be open on Saturday 12/30 and Sunday 12/31! 

**For farmer/producer attendance, scroll to the bottom of each individual market webpage, updated the morning of each market day.

Saturday 12/23: All Clothing Collections Suspended!
Brooklyn Borough Hall Greenmarket, BK, market open 8am-3pm
Ft Greene Greenmarket, BK, market open 8am-3pm (Clothing Collection Cancelled) 
Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket, BK, market open 8am-3pm (Clothing Collection Cancelled) 
McCarren Park Greenmarket, BK, market open 8am-2pm (Clothing Collection Cancelled) 
7th Avenue Sunset Park Greenmarket & Farmstand, BK, market open 8:30am-2pm
Bed-Stuy Farmstand, BK, Farmstand open 8am-2pm 
St. George Greenmarket, SI, market open 8am-1pm (Food Scrap Collections cancelled until further notice)
82nd Street Greenmarket, MHTN, market open 9am-2:30pm
Inwood Greenmarket, MHTN, market open 8am-3pm
Tribeca Greenmarket, MHTN, market open 8am-2pm
Abingdon Square Greenmarket, MHTN, market open 8am-2pm
Tucker Square Greenmarket, MHTN, market open 8am-4pm
Union Square Greenmarket, MHTN, market open 8am-6pm
Sunnyside Greenmarket, QNS, market open 8am-3pm (Clothing Collection Cancelled) 

Sunday 12/24: All GrowNYC Food Scrap Collections and Clothing Collections Suspended! 
Carroll Gardens Greenmarket, BK, market open 8am-2pm (Clothing Collection Cancelled) 
Cortelyou Greenmarket, BK, market open 8am-2pm 
Forest Hills Greenmarket, QNS, market open 8am-2pm 
Jackson Heights Greenmarket, QNS, market open 8am-3pm
Tompkins Square Greenmarket, MHTN, market open 9am-4pm (Clothing Collection Cancelled) 
77th/79th Street Greenmarket, MHTN, market open 9am-4pm (Clothing Collection Cancelled) 
Columbia University Greenmarket, MHTN, market open 8am-4pm (Clothing Collection Cancelled) 

Monday 12/25: 
CLOSED Union Square Greenmarket, MHTN (Food Scrap Collection Cancelled) 

Tuesday 12/26: 
CLOSED (All Producers Out) Brooklyn Borough Hall Greenmarket, BK

Wednesday 12/27:  All GrowNYC Food Scrap Collections Suspended! 
Bartel-Pritchard Greenmarket, BK, market open 8am-2pm 
Dag Hammarskjold Plaza Greenmarket, MHTN, market open 8am-3pm 
Union Square Greenmarket, MHTN, market open 8am-6pm 
CLOSED Uptown Grand Central Farmstand 
CLOSED Madison Square Park Food Scrap Drop-off, MHTN
CLOSED Mott Haven Food Scrap Drop-off, BX
CLOSED Morrisania Food Scrap Drop-off, BX

Thursday 12/28:  All GrowNYC Food Scrap Collections Suspended! 
Columbia University Greenmarket, MHTN, open 8am-4pm
Tucker Square Greenmarket, MHTN, open 8am-3pm 
CLOSED PS 57 Farmstand, MHTN
CLOSED Norwood Farmstand, BX 
CLOSED 145th Street Food Scrap Drop-off, MN
CLOSED 181st Street Food Scrap Drop-off, MN
CLOSED Crown Heights Franklin Ave Food Scrap Drop-off, BK
CLOSED Prospect Heights Food Scrap Drop-off, BK 
CLOSED Wilson Ave Food Scrap Drop-off, BK 
CLOSED Kew Gardens Food Scrap Drop-off, QNS 
CLOSED BronxWorks Carolyn McLaughlin Community Center Food Scrap Drop-Off, BX

Friday 12/29: All GrowNYC Food Scrap Collections Suspended! 
97th Street Greenmarket, MHTN, market open 8am-2pm 
Union Square Greenmarket, MHTN, market open 8am-6pm 
CLOSED Lenox Hill Farmstand, MHTN 
CLOSED Crown Heights Farmstand 
CLOSED East 96th Street Food Scrap Drop-off, MHTN
CLOSED St. Mary’s Harlem Food Scrap Drop-off, MHTN
CLOSED Fordham Plaza Food Scrap Drop-off, BX
CLOSED New Roots Community Farm Food Scrap Drop-off, BX
CLOSED Parkchester Food Scrap Drop-off, BX
CLOSED Montefiore Bronx Health Collective Food Scrap Drop-off, BX
CLOSED Cypress Hills Food Scrap Drop-off, BK
CLOSED Flatbush Junction Food Scrap Drop-off, BK
CLOSED Corona Food Scrap Drop-off, QNS
CLOSED College Point Food Scrap Drop-off, QNS

Saturday 12/30: All Clothing Collections Suspended!
Brooklyn Borough Hall Greenmarket, BK, market open 8am-3pm
Ft Greene Greenmarket, BK, market open 8am-3pm (Clothing Collection Cancelled) 
Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket, BK, market open 8am-3pm (Clothing Collection Cancelled) 
McCarren Park Greenmarket, BK, market open 8am-2pm (Clothing Collection Cancelled) 
St. George Greenmarket, SI, market open 8am-1pm 
82nd Street Greenmarket, MHTN, market open 9am-2:30pm
Inwood Greenmarket, MHTN, market open 8am-3pm
Tribeca Greenmarket, MHTN, market open 8am-2pm
Abingdon Square Greenmarket, MHTN, market open 8am-2pm
Tucker Square Greenmarket, MHTN, market open 8am-4pm
Union Square Greenmarket, MHTN, market open 8am-6pm
Sunnyside Greenmarket, QNS, market open 8am-3pm (Clothing Collection Cancelled) 
Bay Ridge Food Scrap Drop-off 
Kensington Food Scrap Drop-off 
Ridgewood Food Scrap Drop-off
CLOSED (All Producers Out) 7th Avenue Sunset Park Greenmarket & Farmstand (Food Scrap Collection open 9am-12pm)
CLOSED Bed-Stuy Farmstand (Food Scrap Collection open 11am-3pm)

Sunday 12/31: All Clothing Collections Suspended!
Carroll Gardens Greenmarket, BK, market open 8am-2pm (Clothing Collection Cancelled) 
Cortelyou Greenmarket, BK, market open 8am-2pm 
Forest Hills Greenmarket, QNS, market open 8am-2pm 
Jackson Heights Greenmarket, QNS, market open 8am-3pm
Tompkins Square Greenmarket, MHTN, market open 9am-4pm (Clothing Collection Cancelled) 
77th/79th Street Greenmarket, MHTN, market open 9am-4pm (Clothing Collection Cancelled)  
Columbia University Greenmarket, MHTN, market open 8am-4pm (Clothing Collection Cancelled) 

Monday 1/1: 
CLOSED Union Square Greenmarket, MHTN (Food Scrap Collection Cancelled) 

Your locally grown Christmas trees, wreaths, and boughs will stay fresher longer and smell incredible. Greenmarkets where you can stock up on holiday greens:

A'moon Farm: Wreaths, Bouquets, Garlands, Princess Pines, White Pines, Cedar Pines, Mountain Laurels, Boxwood, Juniper, and Rosehips (Union Square Greenmarket Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, Tompkins Square Greenmarket Sundays)
Down Home Acres: Wreaths (97th Street Greenmarket Fridays, 77th Street Greenmarket Sundays, Columbia University Greenmarket Sundays)
Durr Wholesale: Wreaths, centerpieces, and bouquets (Union Square Greenmarket Saturdays) 
Fantastic Gardens: Potted evergreens, poinsettias, amaryllis (Union Square Greenmarket Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays)
Green Life Farm: Wreaths (77th Street Greenmarket Sundays)
Luna Family Farm: Wreaths, centerpieces, and bouquets (Columbia University Greenmarket Thursdays; Stuyvesant Town Greenmarket Sundays; Union Square Greenmarket Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays)
Moonshot Farm: Wreaths and potted plants -  amaryllis, paperwhites, evergreen bundles, bouquets and centerpieces (Union Square Greenmarket Fridays and Army Plaza Greenmarkets Saturdays)
Newgate Farms: Wreaths (Cortelyou Greenmarket Sundays, Columbia Greenmarket Thursdays)
Pe-tal Plants: Potted evergreens, poinsettias, and amaryllis (Union Square Greenmarket Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays)
Phillips Farm: Eucalyptus Wreaths (Union Square Saturdays, Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket Saturdays, Jackson Heights Greenmarket Sundays)
Rexcroft Farm: Wreaths, Dried flower bouquets (Fort Greene Greenmarket Saturdays) 
River Garden: Dried flower wreaths (Union Square Greenmarket Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays)
Stokes Farm: Herb wreaths (Tucker Square Greenmarket Thursdays and Saturdays; Union Square Greenmarket Saturdays)
Van Houten Farms: Trees, wreaths, and garland (Union Square Greenmarket Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays)

Holiday gift shopping for the Greenmarket lover is made easy with this list of popular holiday gifts from Greenmarket producers. 

GREENMARKET GIFTS
Greenmarket Merch: Tote bags (many farmers also tell totes!), reusable produce bags, 2024 calendar designed by Aly Miller Illustrations 
Greenmarket Tokens: Wooden tokens can be purchased in $5 increments at the information tent at any Greenmarket using a credit or debit card. Tokens can be used like money at most vendors. 

SELF CARE
Soaps 
Sachets, Salves, Lip Balms, Lotions, and Body Oils
Beeswax Candles 
Wool Apparel, Yarn, Hats, Scarves
Herbal Tinctures, Teas, and Tisanes 

DECOR
Wreaths
Decorative Garlic Braids 
Poinsettias, Paper Whites, and Orchids
Succulent & Cactus 
Farmstead Wool Blankets and Wall Hangings 

TO DRINK
Hard Cider
Wine
Egg Nog
Spirits: Gin, Corn Whiskey, Vodka, Unaged Single Malt Whiskey
Bitters

TO EAT
Jams and Preserves
Farmstead Cheeses
Honey 
Herb Wreaths 
Cookies, Pies and Baked Goods
Maple Syrup, Maple Cotton Candy & Maple Candies
Popcorn
Chicken Liver Bourbon Pâté 
Soppressata and Cured Chorizo
Duck Salami and Prosciutto 
Bison Jerky from Roaming Acres 
Dried & Smoked Chiles & Powdered Spices 

Please note, not all of these items are sold at every market location so check the producer line-up to see what products are available at your local Greenmarket.