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  • From: "Patrick Mulkey" <Mulkey AT tunl.duke.edu>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [Market-farming] Food stamps, WIC program and credit card acceptance
  • Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 15:28:35 -0500

Our market in Carrboro, NC is currently studying if we should start accepting food stamps cards, WIC cards and credit cards.

Currently several vendors accept WIC coupons which are like checks that the vendors can cash or depoist at banks.

Another hurdle is that our market is very much open air with limited power available and not available to all vendors.

The proposal is that there would be some kind of central data point where a vendor could go to verify a customer's food stamp card or credit card. How this would be paid for is unknown at this time. Some of suggestions made is local and state governments picking some if not all the cost to begin with.

Vendors may participate if they like. I use to accept WIC coupons but it provided me with very little additional income.

My question to the group is have any of you accepted payments other than cash and check why or why not and what pitfalls or benefits have you experienced?

Thank you,
Patrick Mulkey





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