Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program Farmer and Market Resources

About the SFMNP

The Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) is a federally funded program administered nationally by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Services Agency and in California, by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). SFMNP benefits will be provided to eligible seniors. The goal of the California SFMNP is to provide fresh, nutritious, unprepared, locally grown produce, cut herbs, and raw honey through Certified Farmers' Markets to low-income seniors.

New in 2025: Benefits are Electronic

Starting in 2025 all benefits will be issued on cards. Some benefits of the new electronic system are:

• Weekly automatic deposits/ no trips to the bank
• Purchases in any dollar amount
• More benefits available to spend at farmers’ markets
• Year-round benefits available (WIC CVB only)
• No more terminals for WIC CVB
• View benefit transactions and payments on a secure online portal in real time

Farmer and Farmers’ Market Applications and Instructions

The California Department of Public Health/Women, Infants and Children Division (CDPH/WIC) trains, authorizes, and monitors California farmers and farmers’ markets on behalf of the CDFA. Please visit the CDPH/WIC website for more information about becoming an authorize farmer or market: Farmers’ Markets:

• Market Application and Agreement 
• Farmer Application and Agreement 
• Farmer Application Instructions
• W-9 

List of WIC Authorized Farmers and Markets

List of Authorized Markets

Is your market authorized but not on the above list? Only markets that have at least 1 farmer with an active account on the Vendor Portal will appear on the list. If you believe your market should appear, please contact wicfmnp@cdph.ca.gov with a list of the certified farmers that attend the market.

List of Authorized Farmers

Is your farm authorized but not on the above list? Only farmer that have created an account on the Farmer Vendor Portal will appear on this list. If you believe your farm should appear on the list please contact wicfmnp@cdph.ca.gov.

Already WIC Authorized? Time to Create your Farmer Vendor Portal Account

If you have received your Notice of Authorization from WIC, congratulations and thank you for supporting the program!

The next and final step to accept the benefits is create your Farmer Vendor Portal Account. Videos below and Quick Reference Guides to the right provide step-by-step instructions on how to use the Farmer Vendor Portal to accept WIC and Senior Farmers' Market benefits.

After you create your account, please do not forget to provide your employees with a username and login so they can accept benefits.

WIC Direct Vendor Portal Instructional Videos