Fresh strawberries available at the Bayonne Farmers Market.
Fresh strawberries available at the Bayonne Farmers Market.
Produce market vouchers are available for low-income seniors through the Bayonne Office On Aging, Mayor James Davis has announced.
The vouchers enable qualified seniors to purchase New Jersey-grown fresh fruit and vegetables at the Bayonne Farmers Market and other approved locations. The program is targeted for seniors, 60 and older, whose income level is at or below 185 percent of the federally defined poverty level.
Seniors will have two options for applying. The first will take place on Tuesday, June 15, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Kopcinski Park, near the corner of 19th Street and Broadway. If a rain date is needed, it will be announced.
Remaining vouchers will be distributed to qualified applicants on subsequent Tuesdays in front of City Hall, beginning on Tuesday, June 22, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Additional distribution will take place Tuesdays, if needed.
Applicants must have valid proof of Bayonne residency, age, and income. Those on Medicaid can show a Medicaid card; those not on Medicaid must provide proof of income with appropriate documentation.
Each qualified senior will receive five $5 vouchers to be used only with qualifyied farmers for the purchase of fresh, locally-grown New Jersey fruits and vegetables. Some consumer items, such as nuts, buttered corn, bakery products and precooked frozen dinners, are not eligible for the voucher program, even if they are sold at farmers markets.
The program is a joint venture with the New Jersey 5-A-Day Program, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, and the Hudson County Office On Aging.
Participating farmers at the Bayonne Farmers Market sell New Jersey produce that is eligible for the voucher program. The Bayonne Farmers Market takes place on Tuesdays until fall, 2 to 7 p.m., on West 23rd Street, between Broadway and DelMonte Drive.
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