Answer: No, the tokens do not expire; you can use them throughout the season. We do encourage you to spend them before the end of the market season so they don’t get lost and so we can balance our accounting, but if you have some left you can bring them the following spring and spend them with vendors.

Answer: You can purchase SNAP-eligible items with SNAP tokens, including: Bread, Bakery, Eggs, Dairy Products, Meat, Fruits and Vegetables, Canned Goods, Food Producing Plants and Seeds. You can purchase Fruits and Vegetables with your double dollars matching program tokens, whole or cut fresh fruits and vegetables with no added sugar, spices, or salt. You can purchase fruits and vegetables only with fruit and vegetable prescription tokens. See this resource for more information on what you can buy.

Answer: You can purchase anything with your Credit/debit card tokens; they are used just like cash at the market. A minimal transaction fee of $1 does apply for all credit/debit card swipes.

Answer: All tokens received at the Wisconsin Rapids Downtown Farmers Market must be spent at the market except for Fruit and Vegetable prescription program tokens, which can be used at any participating farmers market in our area. See this website for more locations in your area.

Answer: WIC checks are distributed at the Wood County Health Department and sometimes directly at the market.

• Contact the WIC office for more information.

Senior checks are distributed at the Wood County Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC).

• Go to this webpage for more details for senior checks.

Answer: Our double dollars program is funded through double up WI, community grants, and sponsors.

If you’d like to make a tax-deductible donation to our program that supports families on FoodShare and local farmers in our area, contact our market manager, Mai Thao, at mai.thao@woodcountywi.gov.