Shoppers at the weekly Palafox Market can use SNAP funds to purchase food items from farm vendors. The 50-year-old Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program offers nutrition assistance to millions of eligible, low-income individuals and families, while also providing economic benefits to local communities. As part of its efforts to provide easy access to healthy food and support local farmers, Slow Food Gulf Coast (SFGC) runs the SNAP terminal at the Palafox Market every Saturday.

By providing this service, SFGC ensures that more community members have the ability to obtain fresh fruits and vegetables, while local farmers have access to a wider customer base. Not only are SNAP funds accepted at the Palafox Market, but through a grant with the Florida Organic Growers, SFGC will match up to $10 each week to be used specifically for fruits and vegetables at places like Ever’man, Flora Bama Farms and Pensacola Natural Foods.

Palafox Market is open 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday on Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, between Wright and Garden Streets, in downtown Pensacola. 

Slow Food Gulf Coast is a local chapter of a global grassroots organization with volunteers and supporters in 150 countries around the world. For more information, visit SlowFoodGC.com.