COMMUNITY IMPACT
Every year, the Adams County Farmers Market serves hundreds of lower-income residents and administers tens of thousands of dollars in food assistance benefits. Our staff and volunteers actively track critical market metrics to measure the overall impact of our initiatives and look for areas to improve or expand. The 2025 year-end data presented below demonstrates the extremely important outcomes of our market’s food assistance programs and nutrition incentives.
Many thanks to our partners at Healthy Adams County and the Gettysburg Hospital Foundation, as well as our many generous sponsors, for making our food assistance programs possible.
Food Program Acronyms Explained:
SNAP – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly “food stamps”)
EBT – Electronic Benefits Transfer (how SNAP recipients redeem their benefits)
FMNP – Farmers Market Nutrition Program
WIC – Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC clients receive FMNP benefits)
SFMNP – Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (food assistance program issued to lower income senior citizens)
To learn more about other food-related issues and community-driven solutions in Adams County, you can visit the Adams County Food Policy Council’s Dashboard.