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Colorado SNAP Produce Bonus

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If you receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and live in Colorado, you are already eligible to receive the Colorado SNAP Produce Bonus on eligible fruits and vegetables at participating locations. No sign-up required! Colorado SNAP Produce Bonus makes it easy to eat healthier and save!

How to get the bonus

  1. Spend up to $20 on eligible fruit and vegetables at a participating market.
  2. Get a dollar-for-dollar match automatically added onto your EBT card to use at any SNAP location.
  3. Get up to $60 reimbursed per month.
  4. Spend your bonus on any SNAP eligible items at any SNAP authorized retailer.

Find a market near you

Use the map or list below to find participating locations.

Map key
  • Blue pins: Retail locations, farm stands that are open more than one day per week, and pilot farmers markets
  • Green pins: Farm stands that are open one day per week
  • Yellow pins: Participating farmers at non-pilot farmers markets

List of participating locations
Group 1

This group includes retail locations, farm stands that are open more than one day per week, and pilot farmers markets.

NameCityAddressHours

Backyard Market (Black Forest)

Colorado Springs

6845 Shoup Road

Saturdays 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Backyard Market (at Park Union Farmers Market)

Colorado Springs

108 W. Cimarron St.

Sundays: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (year-round except Nov. 26, Dec. 24 and Dec. 31)

Larimer County Farmers' Market

Fort Collins

200 W. Oak St.

Saturdays 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (May 18-Oct. 26)

Hazel Dell Mushrooms (farm stand)

Fort Collins

3925 E. County Road 32

Monday-Friday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (year round)

Carniceria La Sabrosita

Fort Morgan

131 Sherman St.

8 a.m.-8 p.m. daily

Farm Runners Station

Hotchkiss

235 CO-133

Wednesday-Saturday: 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Ela Family Farms (farm stand)

Hotchkiss

30753 L Road

Monday-Friday: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (July 1-Nov. 9)

Scofield Fruits

Loveland

1821 W. Eisenhower Blvd.

Monday-Saturday: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Terra Sana Farm (farm stand)

Mancos

13229 Road 32

9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily

Valley Roots Food Hub

Mosca

5401 Terry St.

Monday-Friday: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. (online orders with pickup preferred on Thursdays so orders can be fresh)

Fisher Environment

Wellington

1868 E. County Road 64

Monday-Friday: 8 a.m.-noon
Saturday: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Group 2

This group includes farm stands that are open one day per week.

NameCityAddressHours

Green Junction Farmstead

Clifton

3449 Front St.

Saturdays 10 a.m.-noon (through Oct. 7)

Fungus Farm Colorado (farm stand)

Colorado Springs

5117 Half Moon Dr.

Tuesdays 1-5 p.m.

Periman Ranch

Cortez

5258 Road 24.5

Mondays 1-4 p.m.

Further Up Farms (farm stand)

Elizabeth

3623 County Road 106

Mondays 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Belafonte Farm (farm stand)

Fort Collins

1807 W. Vine Dr.

Call before (May-October)

Folks Farm and Seed

Fort Collins

2917 S. Taft Hill Road

To be announced

Eden Valley Farm (farm stand)

Loveland

9325 World Mission Dr.

To be announced

Here & Now Farm (farm stand)

Wellington

11664 N. County Road 7

By appointment only

Group 3

This group includes participating farmers at non-pilot farmers markets.

NameCityAddressHours

Eden Valley Farm (at Boulder Farmers Market)

Boulder

13th Street and Canyon Boulevard

Wednesdays 3:30-7:30 p.m. (through Oct. 2)

Belafonte Farm (at Boulder Farmers Market)

Boulder

13th Street and Canyon Boulevard

Wednesdays 3:30-7:30 p.m. (through Oct. 2)

Periman Ranch (Cortez Farmers Market)

Cortez

109 W. Main St.

Saturdays 7:30-11:30 a.m.

Ela Family Farms (at) South Pearl Street Farmers Market

Denver

1527 S. Pearl St.

Sundays 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (through Nov. 10)

Terra Sana Farm (at Dolores Farmers Market)

Dolores

101 Railroad Ave.

Wednesdays 4-7 p.m. (through end of October)

Eden Valley Farm (at Estes Valley Farmers Market)

Estes Park

500 Big Thompson Ave.

Thursdays 8 a.m.-1 p.m. (through Sept. 25)

Eden Valley Farm (at Fort Collins Farmer's Market)

Fort Collins

1001 E. Harmony Road

Sundays: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (through Nov. 10)
Wednesdays: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (through Sept. 25)

Willow Creek Mushrooms (at Fort Collins Farmers market)

Fort Collins

1001 E. Harmony Road

Sundays: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (through Nov. 10)
Wednesdays: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (through Sept. 25)

Willow Creek Mushrooms (at Greeley Summer Farmers' Market)

Greeley

7th Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues

8 a.m.-noon (through Oct. 26)

Eden Valley Farm (at Loveland West Farmers Market)

Loveland

2665 W. Eisenhower Blvd.

Tuesdays 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (through Nov. 5)

Eden Valley Farm (at Loveland East Farmers Market)

Loveland

950 E. Eisenhower Blvd.

Fridays 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (through Sept. 27)

Willow Creek Mushrooms (at Loveland West Farmers Market)

Loveland

2665 W. Eisenhower Blvd.

Tuesdays 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (through October)

Willow Creek Mushrooms (at Loveland Farmers Market)

Loveland

700 S. Railroad Ave.

Sundays 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (through September)

Here & Now Farm (at Main Street Market)

Wellington

3815 Harrison Ave.

Thursdays 4:30-7:30 p.m. (Aug. 15 through Sept. 19)

Fungus Farm Colorado (at Woodland Park Farmers Market)

Woodland Park

200 N. Park St.

Fridays 8 a.m.-1 p.m. (through September)

Frequently asked questions

What is the Colorado SNAP Produce Bonus?

In 2023, Colorado was one of three states to receive grant funding from the USDA to start an electronic healthy incentive program. Colorado’s program is called Colorado SNAP Produce Bonus (also known as eHIP). Through this program, SNAP shoppers will receive a 100% reimbursement for any qualifying purchase of fruits and vegetables directly back to their EBT card at the time of purchase. They may receive up to $20 per transaction, and a maximum of $60 per month. This bonus amount may be used to purchase any SNAP eligible items, and will automatically be applied to future purchases. The Produce Bonus program will be starting at select locations in Colorado during the summer of 2024. 

Who is eligible and how do I sign up?

There is no sign-up for the Colorado SNAP Produce Bonus program. If you live in Colorado and get SNAP benefits, your household will automatically receive a bonus when you buy eligible fruits and vegetables from participating locations.

How often can I get this bonus?

You may be reimbursed for spending up to $20 per transaction. There is no daily or weekly limit on transactions but you may only be reimbursed for up to $60 per month. The $60 limit starts over on the 1st day of each month.

Is there a market near me where I can receive the bonus?

Be sure to check our map above to find a participating location near you. Markets are being added all the time all over Colorado. 

How can I spend my bonus?

You may spend your bonus at any SNAP retailer on SNAP eligible items. This bonus amount may be used to purchase any SNAP eligible items, and will automatically be applied to future purchases.

What fruits and vegetables are eligible?

Eligible foods include fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as frozen fruits and vegetables without added salt, sugar or fat. At farmers markets, you can also receive a bonus for buying dried fruits and vegetables without added salt, sugar or fat; and dried beans.

How is this different from Double Up Food Bucks?

With Double Up Food Bucks, when you buy SNAP eligible foods at participating locations, you receive up to $20 per day in vouchers to spend on fresh fruits and vegetables. For more information and to see a list of participating locations, visit the Double Up Food Bucks Colorado website.

When does the program start?

The program begins Aug. 1, 2024, at participating markets.

Who can I contact for more information or if I have a question?

If you have questions about the program or about your incentives, you can contact us by email at CDHS_SNAP_ClientProduceBonus@state.co.us.

Retailers and farm vendors

Information for farm vendors

Participating farm vendors will need to be SNAP authorized merchants, have an active FNS#, and have Point of Sale equipment that is able accept SNAP and issue Produce Bonus incentives.

You must be authorized by the state to participate in Colorado SNAP Produce Bonus. Simply becoming SNAP authorized and having POS equipment will not allow you to issue Produce Bonus incentives.

During the 2024 season, participating farm vendors:

  • Will not accept SNAP vouchers/tokens.
  • Can accept Double Up Food Bucks vouchers. (Note: The market will stop issuing Double Up Food Bucks vouchers when Colorado SNAP Produce Bonus begins.)

Customers will shop directly with fruit and vegetable vendors by swiping their SNAP EBT card at the participating farm vendor’s table/booth.

Direct-marketing farmers can get free equipment to accept SNAP EBT transactions and issue Produce Bonus incentives through the Colorado Department of Human Services or the MarketLink grant.

FAQs for farm vendors

Can I process SNAP EBT and offer Colorado SNAP Produce Bonus at different locations?

Participating farm vendors can use their SNAP EBT equipment to accept SNAP at other locations including your own farm stand or other markets. We just ask that if you are wanting to use your SNAP EBT equipment to accept SNAP directly at other markets, you get approval from that market manager first.)

What if I sell at multiple locations at the same time?

If a participating farm vendor sells at multiple locations at the same time, would like to accept SNAP EBT as a form of payment, and issue Produce Bonus incentives, you will need more than one EBT POS terminal (one for each location). 

Resources for retailers and farm vendors

Farm vendor equipment options flyer

To request an application to become a Colorado SNAP Produce Bonus retailer or farm vendor, or if you have any other questions about the program, please send an email to: cdhs_snap_producebonus@state.co.us 

More information

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