Community Food Security Program
No one should experience food insecurity
The Community Food Security Program works to cultivate an equitable and resilient local food system that ensures all Utahns have access to affordable, safe, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food. The work of CFSP is devoted to serving diverse communities across the state and reducing barriers of access to nutrition options.
Our programs
Double Up Food Bucks
A $1 to $1 match of SNAP benefits at participant farmers markets, farm stands and grocery outlets.
Produce Rx
A fruit and vegetable voucher program implemented in healthcare settings
Senior Farmers Market Nutrition
An annual benefit of $50 to spend on fresh fruits, vegetables, and honey at authorized community locations for eligible seniors.Local Food Purchasing Assistance
Improves Utah agriculture and supply chain resilience by supporting emergency food networks to establish partnerships with local food producers.Quick stats
Number of participating sites
Money back into the local food system
Double Up Food Bucks
Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program
Produce Rx
Double Up Food Bucks (Double Up)
Double Up Food Bucks (Double Up) is a triple win for Utah:
- Families bring home more healthy food
- Farmers gain an additional revenue stream
- More food dollars stay in the local food economy, strengthening communities
The Double Up Food Bucks program is a nutrition incentive program that stretches low-income SNAP recipients’ food budgets while increasing access to fresh, healthy local food. Use your SNAP EBT card to buy fresh vegetables and fruit at participating Farmers Markets, Farm Stands, and CSAs.
When you purchase $1 of SNAP eligible items with your SNAP card, you earn $2 in Double Up Food Bucks to spend on fresh fruits and vegetables, up to $60 per day.
Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program
The Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program is a produce incentive program that offers an annual $50 to qualified seniors to spend at authorized sites including farmers markets, farm stands, and various senior centers or community locations statewide.
Criteria for participation:
- 60+ years of age
- Household income 185% below FPL
- Not yet received vouchers this year
2024 Income Level Requirements
SFMNP offers two options to participate:
Farmers Markets/Farm Stands
Authorized Farmers Markets and Farm Stands are trained to accept vouchers, approve produce and honey vendors, and distribute and accept SFMNP vouchers as payment.
Bulk purchasing locations
Authorized senior centers, community centers, or Commodity Supplemental Food Program distribution sites work with a local grower to coordinate produce drops. Site staff are trained to distribute vouchers to eligible seniors and exchange produce for "purchase."
Utah Produce Rx
The Utah Produce Rx program is a fruit and vegetable prescription program implemented in a healthcare setting to screen and enroll eligible patients into the program during regular clinic visits. Eligible patients receive up to $300 to spend at participating farmers markets and local retailers.
Criteria for PRx participation:
- 18+ years of age
- Household income 125% below FPL
- Experiencing food Insecurity
Our partner clinics:
- Cottonwood Medical Clinic
- Hope Clinic
- Midtown Community Health Center
- Weber Human Services
- Sacred Circle
- Family Healthcare
- Wellness Bus
- Utah Partners for Health
- VA Hospital
Local Food Purchasing Assistance Program
The Local Food Purchasing Assistance Program has operated in Utah since Spring of 2022. This program is supported by USDA funding to support local and socially disadvantaged food producers through building and expanding economic opportunities.The program does this by establishing and broadening partnerships with local producers and local food networks to ensure distribution of fresh and nutritious foods in underserved communities.
In the first year of operation, the program has seen 181,148 lbs of food purchased from local, disadvantaged farmers and distributed to food insecure Utahns. This food has been distributed to an estimated 60,000 food insecure individuals at 598 food distribution events across the Salt Lake Valley, Moab area and Ogden area.
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