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National Farmers Market Week was a success!

National Farmers Market Week was on Saturday, August 13th, 2022 from 8 am to 12 pm at 2819 F St Bakersfield, CA 93301
We had the pleasure of serving over 350 community members!

Market Match

Market Match is a valuable program that matches federal nutrition benefits (CalFresh Food/ EBT) at participating farmer’s markets, where you can buy locally grown fruits and vegetables for yourself and your family. The Farmers market on F St is offering Market Match and will be matching 10$ of (CalFresh Food/ EBT) starting April 2022

The F Street Farmer’s Market on 2819 F St, Bakersfield, CA 93301 is offering Market Match, for more information click here.

F Street Farmers Market
Saturday
Year-Round
7:45am – 12:00pm
To find a farmers market near you use the Farmers’ Market Finder by the Ecology Center.

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Free Community Nutrition Education

Our program offers free nutrition classes for more information please contact us at 661-439-3838

Follow us on Facebook for the lasted updates. For additional questions, please call CAPK CalFresh Healthy Living at  661-439-3838 or email calfresh@capk.org 

Get help putting healthy food on the table.

  • CalFresh Benefits (EBT)  online purchasing is currently operational in California. The authorized retailers include Amazon and Walmart. CalFresh cardholders can shop online and then pay for their purchase using their EBT card.
  • CalFresh at Farmers Markets

    The ability of CalFresh participants to use their CalFresh benefits at farmer’s markets can increase CalFresh participants’ access to fresh-from-the-farmer foods and increases the customer base and revenues for farmers. At the end of FY2019, more than 3,600 farmer’s markets and direct marketing farmers accept CalFresh benefits.

    CalFresh participants trying to find the nearest farmers market or direct marketing farmer that accepts CalFresh can enter their address into the CalFresh retail locator

What is Food and Nutrition Security?

Nutrition security means all Americans have consistent and equitable access to healthy, safe, affordable foods essential to optimal health and well-being.

COVID-19

Together we can end the pandemic. Visit the CAPK COVID-19 Information page for information regarding vaccinations, COVID-19-related CAPK program and service updates, and useful links.

  • Call 2-1-1 for assistance in Kern County
  • Launching a new coronavirus webpage to proactively inform the public about USDA’s efforts to keep children and families fed
  • Debuting “Meals for Kids” interactive site finder – to help families find meals for children while schools are closed across more than 38,000 locations.

English:
California’s CalFresh Healthy Living, with funding from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – USDA SNAP, produced this material. These institutions are equal opportunity providers and employers. For important nutrition information, visit www.CalFreshHealthyLiving.org.

Spanish:
CalFresh Healthy Living de California, con fondos del Programa de Asistencia para Nutrición Suplemental (SNAP) del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA), produjo este material. Estas instituciones son proveedores y empleadores que ofrecen oportunidades equitativas. Para obtener información nutricional importante, visite www.CalFreshHealthyLiving.org.