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DESCRIPTION:MEDFORD WINTER FARMERS MARKET OPEN EVERY THURSDAY IN JANUARY 
 AND FEBRUARY!\nThe Medford Winter Farmers Market at Hyatt   Place will d
 ouble the value of SNAP for EBT Shoppers up to $20\nThe Medford Farmers 
 Market proudly invites everyone to continue shopping for local fresh foo
 d in 2013&mdash\;every Thursday in January and February at Hyatt Place i
 n Medford Square.\nThe winter market features many new vendors\, selling
  products not previously available at the summer market like fish and lo
 bster\, chowder\, and nuts. &nbsp\;And of course\, there will be the mar
 ket staples brought by some of the summer season vendors as well as many
  new vendors. &nbsp\;Available by popular demand will be four produce ve
 ndors with squash\, potatoes\, lettuce\, beets\, carrots and many more f
 resh vegetables\, organic meats\, grains\, eggs\, coffee\, cheeses\, bre
 ads\, soups\, baked goods and treats\, and wine. &nbsp\;\nIn addition to
  being open this winter\, shoppers who pay with EBT (Electronic&nbsp\;Be
 nefits Transfer) card for SNAP can use their card at the Medford Winter 
 Farmers Market. Just present your card at the Manager Table to receive u
 p to $20 in matching &ldquo\;Market Bucks&rdquo\;. The program is simple
  to use. The manager swipes the EBT card\, asks how much the person want
 s to deduct\, and gives them &ldquo\;Market Bucks&rdquo\; to redeem from
  the vendors for fresh food. &nbsp\;The market is proud to be offering a
 &nbsp\;matching program up to $20&nbsp\;again this season with a grant f
 rom Medford Health Matters\, supported by Mt. Auburn Hospital. This mean
 s that if a shopper who pays with their EBT card chooses to spend $10 of
 f their EBT card\, they will receive $20 to spend&nbsp\;at the market\, 
 and if they spend $20 off their EBT card\, they receive a total of $40 t
 o spend at the market on that day!&nbsp\;&nbsp\;\n&nbsp\;\nThis video&nb
 sp\;www.madeinmedford.com/12/15/12/Excitement-and-Value-at-the-Medford-W
 int/landing.html?blockID=543897&nbsp\;on the Made In Medford website exp
 lains the program further.\n&nbsp\;\n&ldquo\;We are excited to be able t
 o offer the EBT matching program during the long winter months\,&rdquo\;
  said Market Manager\, and Medford resident\, Stacey Nussbaum. &nbsp\;Sy
 rah McGivern\, Community Transformation Coordinator and part of the Boar
 d of Health&rsquo\;s Team Medford who supports the market stated &ldquo\
 ;We feel it is important to offer fresh foods throughout the year and do
 ubling the value deducted off EBT cards helps make healthy foods availab
 le to everyone in our community.&rdquo\;\n&nbsp\;\nThe winter market is 
 conveniently located in the Hyatt Place hotel in Medford Square\, just a
 cross the street from the site of the summer Farmers Market. The Medford
  Winter Farmers Market will be running every Thursday through February 2
 8th from 3-7pm. &nbsp\;The winter market will be held in the underground
  parking garage of the Hyatt Place\, 116 Riverside Ave.\, Medford Square
 .\n&nbsp\;\nFor more information about the Medford Winter Farmers market
  please visit www.medfordfarmersmarket.org or the find us on Facebook (s
 earch &ldquo\;MedfordFarmerMkt&rdquo\;).
URL:http://somerville.patch.com/events/medfords-winter-farmers-market-0f0
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SUMMARY:Medford's Winter Farmers Market
LOCATION:116 Riverside Ave\, Medford\, MA 02155: 116 Riverside Ave\, Medf
 ord\, MA
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