How to Use Your WIC Farmers’ Market Benefits
What can I purchase with the benefits?
Fresh fruits, vegetables, and/or cut herbs grown in Ohio or a bordering state.
How to use your benefits:
Locate an authorized farmer or market using the list on the Ohio Farmers’ Market Network directory.
Shop early for the best selection.
Take a tote bag to carry home your fresh fruits, vegetables, and herbs.
When you get to the market, look for farmers displaying the “Spend Your WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program Benefits Here!” signs.
Start shopping!
Use your QR code in the Home Grown Benefits portal in your WIC Shopper app or download the Homegrown Benefits app for Android or Apple. Check out the How-To Guide for using your QR code.
You may use your benefits with a printed copy of your QR code or a picture of the QR code in an email or text message.
Do not try to use FMNP benefits at your regular grocery store. They cannot accept them.
FMNP benefits cannot be used to purchase:
- Baked goods.
- Apple cider.
- Jams.
- Honey.
- Maple syrup.
- Tropical and citrus fruit such as:
- Bananas, mangoes, or pineapples.
- Grapefruit, lemons, limes, oranges, or tangerines.
List of Authorized Fruits, Vegetables and Herbs
Only fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs may be purchased with WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program
(FMNP) benefits. Below is the list of authorized fruits, vegetables and herbs. For questions as to the eligibility of an item, please call the Ohio Department of Health, WIC Program at 1-800-282-3435.
Fresh Fruits
Apples
Apricots
Berries
Cantaloupes (Whole)
Cherries
Grapes
Melons (Whole)
Nectarines
Pawpaws
Peaches
Pears
Plums
Strawberries
Watermelons (Whole)
Fresh Vegetables
Asparagus
Beans
Beets
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Corn on the cob
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Greens (all)
Kale
Kohlrabi
Leeks
Lettuce
Microgreens
Mushrooms
Okra
Onions
Parsnips
Peas
Peppers
Potatoes
Pumpkins
Radishes
Rhubarb
Rutabagas
Shallots
Spinach
Sprouts
Squash
Tomatoes
Turnips
Zucchini
Herbs (Cut Herbs Only)
Basil
Chives
Cilantro
Coriander
Dill
Garlic
Horseradish
Lovage
Marjoram
Mint
Oregano
Parsley
Rosemary
Sage
Thyme
Herbs must be cut, and no potted plants can be purchased with WIC FMNP benefits.
