Are you a SNAP recipient?
We will be happy to enroll you in our 2025 CSA!
World Farmers is excited to offer Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as a payment option for our CSA. And, your payment will qualify for Massachusetts Healthy Incentives Program (HIP) benefits.
As of December 1, 2024, Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) made significant cuts to individuals’ HIP benefits due to budget shortages for the program. The HIP benefit now has a cap of $20 per month per enrolled family. This means for all households, regardless of size or income level, the maximum HIP benefit is $20 per month, down from $40, $60, or $80 based on household size in previous years.
Although we had hoped this cut would be restored before the start of the season, we have not heard of a timeline for restoration. We’re truly sad to see this reduction and understand the impact it may have on your household’s budget, and we recognize that this cut affects individuals who receive SNAP at a time where food costs are rising.
Recognizing this, World Farmers has decided to increase our subsidization of our SNAP CSA shares in an attempt to make these shares more affordable. Although we cannot cover approximately the full cost this HIP cut has left, we commit to covering approximately 60-66% of your CSA share!
Here is the pricing outline, and if you have any questions please call us at the office and ask for Maressa, at 978-706-7935.
Full Share
The Full Share is designed to feed approximately 4 people, and includes a selection of 9 seasonal leafy greens, root vegetables, fruiting vegetables, herbs and a featured cultural crop.
- $15 will be taken out of your weekly budget ($10 as SNAP dollars, $5 as HIP dollars).
Partial Share
The Partial Share is designed to feed approximately 2 people, and includes a selection of 6 seasonal leafy greens, root vegetables, fruiting vegetables, herbs and a featured cultural crop.
- $10 will be taken out of your weekly budget ($5 as SNAP dollars, $5 as HIP dollars).
SNAP Signups
* Note: the Auto-enroll CSA contract with DTA operates on a monthly charge on the day you receive your SNAP dollars.
We are happy to accept SNAP sign-ups at any point in the season, however we can only sign you up in month-long (4 week) increments because of the way Auto-SNAP works with DTA.
To sign you up for our CSA, we need to get you enrolled in Auto-SNAP.
Please fill out the form below so that we can follow up with you!
Or if you prefer, you can call the office and ask for Maressa at (978) 706-7935. We'll be more than happy to assist you!
Still have questions about SNAP and HIP?
Let’s see if we can help…
If you have questions about our CSA, check out our CSA page, or our FAQ page
Q: What is SNAP?
A: The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is federal assistance that ensures needy families have access to healthy food options.
Q: What is HIP?
A: HIP is the Healthy Incentives Program that promotes SNAP clients to purchase more locally grown fruits and vegetables from farmers’ markets, farm stands, mobile markets, and CSA farm shares. HIP reimburses you when using your SNAP benefits to buy healthy, local produce from participating vendors. As of 12/1/2024, the HIP benefit has a cap of $20 per month. This means for all households, regardless of size or income level, the maximum HIP benefit is $20 per month (down from $40, $60, or $80 based on household size in previous years).
It is important to know that once you are enrolled in SNAP, you automatically qualify for HIP rebates with no additional steps!! You just have to be sure you’re spending SNAP dollars at a certified HIP vendor. World Farmers is a HIP vendor, so your HIP benefits will pay for your CSA share.
Q: How do I use my SNAP benefits to purchase my CSA?
A: You will pay for your CSA with what’s called Auto-SNAP. Each month, directly after receiving your SNAP dollars, the cost of your CSA will be withdrawn from your account on that same day.
Q: So I’ll spend all of my SNAP dollars?
A: No! You will have to use some of your SNAP dollars to pay for your CSA share, but not the full cost. World Farmers is increasing our subsidization of the share this year to cover some expenses, and in hopes of lessening the burden. We've kept the amount deducted from your SNAP as low as possible to make your share more affordable.
Still have questions? Call the office and ask for Maressa (978) 706-7935.
Q: So how do I sign up?!
A: If you are planning to pay for your World Farmers CSA with SNAP dollars we ask that you either fill out this Form so that we can track your order! We cannot take SNAP payments online, so we will follow up with you to get you signed up.
