and Fair is Wednesday, July 5
Wednesday, July 5—RUTLAND—If you’re still in the mood to celebrate the day after the Fourth, BROC Community Action is throwing a party on Wednesday, July 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The goal is to help Rutland County residents get a little more familiar with the Vermont Farm to Family Program — a statewide initiative that helps low-income individuals and families buy fresh produce from participating farmers’ markets and farm stands with coupons.
The event will be held outside at BROC, located at 45 Union St. in Rutland.
The BROC Community Food Shelf, WIC and the Southwestern VT Council on Aging will be at BROC Community Food Shelf in Rutland on Wednesday July 5 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. to give away the most F2F coupons in the region!” organizers wrote on the event Facebook page. “There will be cooking demos by VT Fresh, you can meet your local Farmers and even apply for 3SquarestVT!”
Eligible participants at the fair will receive a booklet with $30 worth of coupons in $6 increments. Seniors will receive booklets with $48 worth of coupons.
In total, 160 coupon booklets and 160 senior coupon booklets will be available for eligible visitors and organizers hope to distribute them all to those in need.
In Rutland County, coupons will be accepted at the Brandon Farmers Market, the Vermont Farmers Market in Fair Haven, Old Gates Farm in Poultney, the Rutland County Farmers Market, and the Vermont Farmers Market in Rutland.
Who’s eligible?
If your household income is at or below the 2023 income limits below, you are eligible for the Dept. of Health’s WIC program and its Farm to Family program.
$2,248 a month for a single person
$3,041 for a household of 2
$3,833 for a household of 3
$4,625 for a household of 4
$5,418 for a household of 5
$6,210 for a household of 6
$7,033 for a household of 7
$7,795 for a household of 8
$793 for each additional household member
For more information about requirements visit: dcf.vermont.gov/benefits/f2f.
In addition to coupons, the release party and fair will also Vermont Foodbank’s VT Fresh cooking demonstrations, assistance signing up for more assistances with 3SquaresVT, a meet-and-greet with local farmers and fresh produce to take home.
