Maine Revised Statutes Title 7. Agriculture and Animals § 218-A. Direct producer-to-consumer agriculture market programs

A. Expanding opportunities for farmers to sell Maine foods and food products to recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits by promoting the use of electronic benefits transfer cards at farmers’ markets and, in partnership with a statewide federation of farmers’ markets, encouraging participation in community-supported agriculture by recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits;

B. Assisting farmers’ markets in accepting payments through the electronic benefits transfer system by helping them secure equipment, including equipment that does not require the use of electricity, for processing payments through the electronic benefits transfer system; and

C. In partnership with the Commissioner of Health and Human Services, educating recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits of the opportunity to use the benefits at farmers’ markets and the advantages of such use.