Bags weighing you down? Leave your purchases at our free Veggie Valet, and come back later to pick them up. The Veggie Valet is available at our PSU Market on Saturdays during market hours only at the yellow-tented market information booth in the NE corner of the market near SW Park & Montgomery.

There are a handful of accessible parking spaces, some of them designated for wheelchair users only, at the following locations 2-3 blocks from the market.

Credit/Debit Cards
Many of our vendors take credit cards. Just look for signs or ask vendors before purchasing. You can also use your credit or debit card at the Market Information Booth to purchase market merchandise or $5 market tokens.

Market Tokens
Shoppers can purchase $5 tokens at the Market Information Booth using a credit/debit card or check. These tokens can be used to purchase all market items and should be used like a $5 bill. Tokens are non-refundable once purchased and do not expire. A $20 purchase minimum and $4 convenience fee is assessed for token purchases.

SNAP (Oregon Trail card)
PFM is pleased to accept SNAP/Oregon Trail EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer) cards at all of our markets. To use your card, visit the market information booth, where you will receive $1 red wooden tokens which may be spent directly at vendor booths:

SNAP Matching
Double Up Food Bucks (DUFB) is a program that matches SNAP benefits spent at all five of our markets. Our King, Shemanski Park, Kenton, and Lents International Farmers Markets match up to $20 per day at each market. Our PSU Farmers Market matches up to $20 November through April and $10 May through October.
At participating markets, for every $2 of SNAP benefits you choose to spend, you’ll automatically get a match of up to $20 ($10 at PSU May – October) in DUFB that you can spend on fruits and vegetables. So, if you spend $20 in SNAP benefits, you’ll get an extra $20 – FREE – that you can use to buy more produce. DUFB are the look and size of a playing card, and are worth $2 each. They are not refundable, but can be saved to spend on another market day. Be sure to use them before they expire December 31.

Oregon Farm Direct Nutrition Program Vouchers
The Oregon Farm Direct Nutrition Program (FDNP) is a benefit offered to WIC families and eligible seniors and people with disabilities. FDNP checks are green and are issued in specific denominations which may differ from year to year. They can be spent directly with farmers for fresh vegetables, fresh fruit, and cut herbs only. The checks are valid June 1 through November 30 and no change can be given.

FDNP vouchers are accepted at all five Portland Farmers Market locations by vendors that sell eligible produce. To find out which vendors participate in this program, look for signs displayed in their booths, or ask someone at our market information booth.

Portland Farmers Market encourages waste reduction at the farmers market in a variety of ways.

Durable Dining Program
Durable Dining is Portland Farmers Market’s initiative to encourage more reuse and less waste at the markets by having hot food vendors at select markets serve their goods exclusively on reusable dishware.

After enjoying a meal at our Portland State University and King markets, customers return used dishware to specially marked bins at the dirty dish stations where they can also find compost, recycling and waste receptacles, as well as drinking and hand-washing water. Dishes are sorted throughout the day by market staff and returned to vendors each week for washing, sanitizing and service at the next market.

Water Bottle Fill Stations
Portland Farmers Market does not allow the sale of disposable water bottles and instead encourages shoppers to bring their own reusable water bottle or cup. For your convenience we offer fill stations are provided at each market.

Reusable Bags
To reduce waste, shoppers are strongly encouraged to bring their own reusable shopping bags to the farmers market. Should you forget yours, you can purchase a tote bag for $5 from select vendors. The market information booth also sells canvas tote bags and cloth produce bags.

The Market Information Booth sells Portland Farmers Market cookbooks, tshirts, tote bags and more.

Gift certificates are a great gift for a foodie or locavore, and can be purchased over the phone by calling our office at 503-241-0032. Gift certificates can be redeemed for $5 green market tokens at the Information Booth at any of our five markets.

We are unable to issue gift certificates onsite at our markets. Please purchase $5 green market tokens at the Information Booth for gift giving.

We welcome community partners to give free tours of our farmer’s markets. Market tours are a fun and educational way for small groups of students, civic groups, and community members to learn about how food is produced, why it is important to make good food choices, and have a chance to meet the farmers and artisan food producers from our market community.

If you would like to host a self-guided tour at one of our markets, please contact us via email contact@portlandfarmersmarket.org or call our office (503) 241-0032 so we can help you plan your tour accordingly.

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