{"id":29165,"date":"2025-08-08T08:20:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T15:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=29165"},"modified":"2025-08-08T08:20:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T15:20:47","slug":"cdfas-nutrition-incentive-program-increases-food-access-at-certified-farmers-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/08\/08\/cdfas-nutrition-incentive-program-increases-food-access-at-certified-farmers-markets\/","title":{"rendered":"CDFA\u2019s Nutrition Incentive Program increases food access at Certified Farmers’ Markets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

<\/a>As the country continues to recognize this week as National Farmers\u2019 Market Week, CDFA celebrates its California Nutrition Incentive Program (CNIP)<\/a>, which helps low-income Californians access nutritious California-grown fresh produce at Certified Farmers\u2019 Markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNIP provides increased funding support for shoppers using nutrition benefits for the purchase of fruits and vegetables at participating Certified Farmers\u2019 Markets and retail outlets. For every benefit dollar spent, shoppers receive an additional CNIP dollar via programs like CNIP grantee Ecology Center\u2019s \u201cMarket Match\u201d– discussed in the video below -\u2013 that can be spent on fruits and vegetables at the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Market Match incentives are currently available at 253 California Certified Markets. More $44.5 million in incentives were spent on California-grown fruits and vegetables at farmers\u2019 markets and small retailers from 2017 into this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNIP is part of CDFA\u2019s <\/em>Office of Farm to Fork<\/em><\/a>, committed to helping all Californians access healthy and nutritious California-grown food.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n