Last updated: 6/27/25

Boston Farmers Markets

With many locations across Boston, you can buy affordable, healthy, and fresh local produce at local farmers markets.

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Use SNAP and HIP at Farmers Markets

Many Boston farmers markets accept SNAP/EBT cards. If you get SNAP benefits, you are automatically enrolled in the Healthy Incentives Program (HIP). HIP puts money back on your EBT card when you use SNAP to buy fruits and vegetables from HIP farm vendors. Look for farmers with the HIP logo at their tables.

Your monthly HIP cap is currently $40 per month (starting July 1, 2025)
HIP benefits start over on the first day of each month
You can use HIP at farmers markets, farm stands, mobile markets, and CSA farm share programs

Find HIP vendors near you: Use the DTA Finder

For current benefit amounts and program details, visit Mass.gov/HIP

Have questions? Contact us:

Food Justice
617-635-3717
food@boston.gov

Farmers Market Coupon Program

The Farmers Market Coupon Program aims to make fresh food accessible for households experiencing food insecurity, prioritizing those who do not qualify for other food resources, especially immigrant and refugee households.

The program runs from July to October. Coupon booklets of up to $25 in value are distributed monthly by community organizations and healthcare centers across Boston. Coupons can be used at any City of Boston farmers market (*except the Charlesgate, SoWa, and Worcester Street markets) to purchase fresh produce, dairy products, eggs, meats and seafood, dried goods, baked goods such as bread, and seeds or seedlings.

Where can I get farmers market coupons?

The Office of Food Justice is partnering with 30+ community based organizations and healthcare centers across Boston to distribute farmers market coupons. Please refer to the table below or download a pdf to find an organization in your neighborhood. We recommend you call them before visiting.

Download list of distribution partners in many languages

How do I use the farmers market coupons?

Coupons can only be used at participating markets--see the list of markets in the "Farmers Market" section below. You cannot receive change from a coupon and they must be used before they expire at the end of each month. See our shopper's guide for more information.

Download the guide in many languages