Leonardtown, MD – The Home Grown Farm Market in Lexington Park has received a $5,000 grant from the Dominion Foundation through the Southern Maryland Agriculture Development Commission (SMADC) to match weekly SNAP, WIC and senior fruit and vegetable purchases. The grant will cover up to $10 per customer per week. Eligible families can receive double the amount of healthy fresh fruit and vegetables using one of these forms of benefits. Customers will be given tokens to purchase up to $10 per week of additional products. Wine and nonfood items are excluded.
The Home Grown Market, one of three sponsored by the St. Mary’s County Department of Economic Development (DED), is located at 21078 Three Notch Road in Lexington Park. The market has an electronic card reader for credit, debit and electronic benefits transfer (EBT) cards.
The other DED sponsored markets are the California Farmers Market, located in the BAE System parking lot on MD 235 in California, and the North St. Mary’s County Farmers Market is located at the Charlotte Hall Library, at the corner of MD 5 and MD 6 in Charlotte Hall.
The St. Mary’s County Department of Economic Development encourages everyone to visit these and other farmers markets throughout the community. For more information about the markets in St. Mary’s County go to www.stmarysmd.com/ded/farmers.asp. Remember … Shop Local. Shop Often!