NEPM: Go Fresh Mobile Market

This week’s guest on our #localherospotlight is Riley Gilroy, manager of the Go Fresh Mobile Market in Springfield. A passionate advocate for HIP and local food access, Riley shares the resources available to shoppers to stretch their local food dollars at farmers’ markets, like Go Fresh.

HIP is our state SNAP match program. Depending on your household size, you might receive $40/60/80 per month to spend on fresh fruits and vegetables at participating farmers’ markets and farm stands. If you have SNAP and live in the state of Massachusetts, you have HIP automatically! The participant doesn’t have to do anything extra: simply shop for produce and use  your EBT card, and HIP automatically reimburses you immediately.

Here’s CISA’s page with more HIP information.