SNAP-Ed Maryland SNAP-Ed is a program within University of Maryland Extension that creates healthier environments and improves the health and wellbeing of families with limited incomes across Maryland. SNAP-Ed programs encourage a nutritious and active lifestyle through increased food access, drinking more water, and promoting physical activity. SNAP-Ed provides comprehensive programs that consist of nutrition education lessons, social marketing programs and policy, system and environmental-level changes at partnering sites. SNAP-Ed connects local farmers and farmers’ markets with Marylanders with limited incomes to increase access to locally grown fruits and vegetables. SNAP- Ed supports farmers with marketing and promotion efforts, encouraging EBT acceptance at markets and farm stands, and helps to foster community connections through market tours and farmer visits to local SNAP-Ed sites. Eat Smart shares healthy recipes and weekly blog posts with nutrition and physical activity ideas to help your family make healthy choices.
While some of your market’s partners will be central to the success of a certain benefit, others may just play a small but useful role, such as helping to purchase new banners for the market that promotes SNAP.
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