How Double Up Food Bucks Works
Get FREE locally grown fruits and vegetables when you use your EBT Card!
It's Easy to Get Started
When you use your EBT Card, Double Up matches your SNAP purchases dollar for dollar, up to $20 a day, for locally grown fruits and vegetables. That means your family gets free fresh fruits and vegetables when you use your EBT Card at participating farmers' markets and farm stores.
Since 2019, hundreds of East Tennesseans have used Double UP Food Bucks to buy more than $60,000 worth of healthy, local food.
Am I eligible to use Double Up Food Bucks?
- SNAP stands for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the program formerly known as food stamps.
- If you are approved for SNAP or P-EBT, you are eligible to use Double Up Food Bucks!
Two Ways to Shop with Double Up
At the Farmers' Market
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Find a participating farmers' market near you
With more than 24 participating locations across East Tennessee, it’s easy to find a farmers market near you.
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Customers bring their EBT card to the information booth at each market to swipe for tokens at their desired amount.
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These tokens can be spent on any SNAP-eligible foods at the market. The market will give the customer up to $20 per day in FREE Double Up tokens to be used on any fresh fruit or vegetable at the market. Get $10 in SNAP tokens, and you’ll get an additional $10. Swipe for $20, get $20 extra!
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Tokens can be spent at any of the participating markets or farm stores and should be used by the end of the calendar year.
At the Farm Store
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Find a participating store near you
With more than 16 participating locations across East Tennessee, it’s easy to find one close to you.
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At check-out, customers can use their EBT card for SNAP-eligible purchases.
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After paying, the store will give you up to $20 in matching DUFB tokens.
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The tokens can then be used on any fresh fruit or vegetable at the store or at participating farmers' markets by the end of the calendar year.
Have Questions?
If you have questions, visit our Frequently Asked Questions page to learn more.