Would you like to get more of your groceries from local farms but can’t afford to? You may qualify for AdkAction’s Fair Food Pricing, a new program that offers 30% off local foods.
Sign up for Fair Food Pricing
What is Fair Food Pricing?
Fair Food Pricing is a food subsidy program for low- and middle-income families in Clinton, Franklin, Essex, and Hamilton Counties that reduces that reduces the cost of local foods. Our motto is “Eat Local for Less.”
When you enroll, you receive a 30% discount to use at participating vendors who sell local foods.
SNAP users are automatically eligible for Fair Food Pricing, but still must submit an enrollment form to participate in the program. Most Fair Food Pricing vendors also accept SNAP and provide a “Double Up Food Bucks” dollar-for-dollar match on SNAP purchases, for use on fruits and vegetables.
Signing up is easy!
Check your income eligibility
Fill out the simple enrollment form
If you qualify, you will receive instant approval
If you have any questions about signing up for Fair Food Pricing, contact us and we’ll help you enroll.
Is my household eligible?
You must be a permanent resident of Clinton, Franklin, Essex, or Hamilton county to participate, and meet the household income requirements outlined below.
AdkAction uses United Way’s ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) income thresholds as a guide for Fair Food Pricing eligibility. ALICE households earn more than the Federal Poverty Level, but less than they need to afford a basic survival budget. You can use the Income Eligibility Calculator below to see if your household may qualify before beginning the application.
Income Eligibility Calculator
Enrollment Currently Closed AdkAction’s open enrollment for the Fair Food Program is currently closed as we implement updates that allow us to better serve our community through our supplemental food subsidy work.
If you are experiencing food insecurity and have an immediate need for assistance, please contact your county’s Department of Social Services office.
Essex County
Franklin County
Clinton County
Hamilton County
For more information about our Fair Food Program, please email fairfood@adkaction.org
If you are unable to sign up online, please call us at 518-856-3233 during regular business hours to enroll over the phone.
How do I use FFP once I am enrolled?
Online with Home Delivery
The Hub on the Hill, our first vendor partner in the Fair Food Pricing program, provides online ordering and home delivery to many locations in the Adirondack region.
- All Fair Food Pricing participants who live on the Hub on the Hill delivery route will be sent an invitation by email to activate a Hub on the Hill user account. (If you did not receive an account activation email, you can request one by emailing info@adkaction.org.)
- Activate your user account by clicking the button in the email. Fair Food Pricing discounts will automatically apply when you log in.
- Place your order online before the Hub’s weekly deadline on Mondays (see the Hub’s website for deadline time).
- You will receive your delivery on Wednesday or Thursday, depending on your location.
In-Person Shopping
Look at our list of participating vendors to see if there is a vendor near you. To use your 30% discount in-person, you have two options:
- Bring a screenshot of your Fair Food Pricing enrollment confirmation to a participating vendor location. You can pick up a printed coupon booklet at the checkout counter.
OR
- Request a coupon booklet from AdkAction by emailing us at info@adkaction.org. Present your coupon at checkout at the participating vendor of your choice.
Remember to check our website for new vendors as we expand the program!
Know a local food vendor you’d like to see in the Fair Food Pricing program? Send us suggestions for vendor partners at info@adkaction.org.
Participant Resources
Frequently Asked Questions
- What can I purchase with 30% off through Fair Food Pricing? All local, SNAP-eligible goods can be purchased using Fair Food Pricing’s 30% off discount. This includes fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, poultry, fish, dairy products, breads, tortillas, doughs, refrigerated or frozen prepared meals, snacks, maple, honey, and seeds & plants that produce food for a household to eat. This does not include supplements/vitamins, hot foods at point-of-sale, alcoholic beverages, or tobacco products.
- Why can Fair Food Pricing only be used at select locations? AdkAction approves locations on a vendor-by-vendor basis to ensure that items sold by each vendor are local and sustainably produced. As the program is new, it is also important that we provide training and support to each location as we welcome them as Fair Food Pricing vendors.
- There aren’t any participating locations nearby on the map. How can I use Fair Food Pricing? Even though the Hub on the Hill is located in Essex, they provide home delivery to various locations across the Adirondack region. Check the map for this alternative to in-person shopping. Remember to check our website for added vendor options as we expand the program, especially in 2022.
- What if I don’t live on the delivery route for the Hub on the Hill? One alternative may be to use a friend’s or family member’s address for delivery, if they live on the delivery route and the enrollee can get the delivery from them. They must grant permission to receive the order. If paying with SNAP, the payee must be there to swipe their EBT card.
- What if I have problems with the online ordering system through the Hub on the Hill or don’t have internet? Reach out to AdkAction by phone (518-856-3233), or email (info@adkaction.org) for website issues, and we can help place orders.
- Can a friend or family member use my discount? Fair Food Pricing can only be used by individuals within the registered household. If another income-earner lives at the same address but is not included in the household income calculation, they should enroll independently for their own discount.
Coupon Request
Fair Food Pricing Coupons can be used on-site at participating locations, including Farmers Markets. FFP Coupons do not expire.
To request a coupon booklet: Email us at info@adkaction.org with your full name and mailing address that matches what we have in your application file and we will send you a new coupon booklet.
Forgot your coupon booklet? You can show a screenshot of your Fair Food Pricing approval email at the checkout counter and they will provide you with a coupon to use your discount.
Order a Farm Fresh Package from the Hub on the Hill
The Hub on the Hill, in Essex, New York, is the first local food vendor that will accept Fair Food pricing. Visit their site to order Farm Fresh Packages full of locally produced food, delivered to your door weekly. These packages are available to anyone, with special incentives for those who need a little extra help.
The contents of Fresh Farm Packages vary from week to week, and can be ordered in two basic versions:
- Farm Fresh Package with Prepared Meals generally contains one frozen entree, a half loaf of bread, a dozen eggs, local in-season fruits, local in-season vegetables, yogurt, and one additional local specialty product.
- Farm Fresh Package with fresh ingredients, for those who prefer to cook, generally contains a half loaf of bread, 12 eggs, one in-season fruit, three in-season vegetables, yogurt, one portion of cheese, and 2 lbs frozen meat of the week (beef, pork, chicken, etc).
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Where is the delivery route?
Farm Fresh Packages are currently available for home delivery on either Wednesday or Thursday along the following routes:
About the Hub on the Hill: Inspired and formed around the spirit of collaboration, our mission is to strengthen local supply chains, expand access to nutritious, local food and create regenerative systems in order to give back to the land and people that help sustain us all.
Fair Share CSA Program
AdkAction’s Fair Share project is a season-long farm share from a local farm. The model is based off of “Community Supported Agriculture,” where participants usually purchase a four-month long subscription to a farm at the start of the growing season, helping the farmer with the high costs of planting and buying into the risk of any crop loss that happens (for example, due to drought).
From roughly June-October, participants will receive a box each week that contains a mix of five to seven different vegetables, at no cost. The box will change throughout the season, based on what is ready for harvesting. The Fair Share program will be at no cost to participants, but the farms will receive 100% of the share value.
You must be enrolled in Fair Food Pricing to be eligible for the Fair Share program. Fill out an interest form here to be considered for the Summer 2022 Fair Share season.
More tools to Eat Local for Less
Local Food Map
Use Adirondack Harvest’s map tool to find local food and products throughout the region, and to identify locations that accept different food assistance programs including Fair Food Pricing, SNAP, Double Up Food Bucks, Farmers Market Nutrition Program, Fresh Connect, and e-WIC.
SNAP
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a federal program, formerly known as “food stamps” that helps millions of low-income Americans put food on the table every year. SNAP provides families with their basic nutritional needs to get them through temporary hard times.
To get SNAP benefits, you must apply in the state in which you currently live and you must meet certain requirements, including resource and income limits. You can check eligibility and apply at ny.gov – it takes about 60 minutes to complete the application.
Once you qualify for SNAP you will receive an EBT card. The EBT card looks like a debit card, and can be used to pay for groceries at participating stores, including the Hub on the Hill and the Keeseville Farmacy.
Double Up Food Bucks
SNAP recipients are eligible to sign up for another program called “Double Up Food Bucks” to get additional funds to bring home more produce at participating farm vendors and at farmers markets. The program matches the value of SNAP spent on locally grown fruits and vegetables, up to $20 per day. For example, if you spend $10 from your SNAP EBT Card at a participating farmers market or mobile market, Double Up Food Bucks gives you another $10 to buy fresh fruits and veggies grown in New York State.
If you are eligible, we can help you sign up for Double Up Food Bucks during Fair Food Pricing enrollment.
Recipe Series
AdkAction is launching a limited recipe series for our Farmacy project to share recipes and tips to enjoy eating locally produced ingredients all winter long. Click each collection’s title below to open a PDF, or pick up your free recipe booklet at the Keeseville Pharmacy.
Local Winter Recipes: Thanksgiving Edition
Local Winter Recipes: Breads & Dips
Local Winter Recipes: Quick & Easy
Local Winter Recipes: Meal Prep & Meals That Serve Many