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What is link match? How does it work?

Since 2021, our sponsors Experimental Station and LinkUp Illinois along with The Community Foundation of Rantoul IL have provided matching incentives for local growers and producers to accept EBT payments for eligible items (the same food stuffs you would buy with your card at any grocery store) . When you swipe your card, you receive a dollar for dollar match in “veggie vouchers”, so you can effectively double your dollars by spending these vouchers on fresh produce in the marketplace with any of our vendors.

Visit the main produce stand, swipe your card, receive your tokens and vouchers and have fun shopping!

We act as a central payment processor so vendors may save on credit card fees. Running a small business is expensive and this is one more way we try to support and encourage the success of all the entrepreneurs participating in The Rantoul Farmers Market from week to week. There are also no vendor fees to pay in order to join us and set up a space to sell their products.

Please send emails to growtogatheratrfm@gmail.com to receive vendor registration forms.