Originally Posted by
timmythology
Hi Jade408
Do the farmers markets accept the EBT program? The reason I ask is that in Portland the markets not only accept them, but also have an exchange rate of 3/1 for the first ten dollars they spend. This purchase choice has been very helpful to the community members who need the support.
They do, I think the exchange rate is $2 to $1. But there aren't really any farmers markets in West Oakland (besides what People's Grocery is running) and not sure about East Oakland. Some are pretty far from those locales, so by the time you got there, you are at the grocery! I've got about 5 weekly ones in my 3 mile radius. But I can't really think of any further than my radius.
Kaiser does run weekly markets in many of their locations, but the one in my neighborhood is pretty pricy.