The document outlines the agenda for a workshop on state policies that support the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) at farmers markets. It will include: 1. A national overview and background information from Stacy Miller and Suzanne Briggs on SNAP statistics at farmers markets and a recent report on third party oversight. 2. Examples of state policies and programs from Karen Kinney on Washington's Local Farms & Healthy Kids Initiative and from Deborah Yashar on California's Bill 537, including how the legislation was developed and passed. 3. A discussion on coalition building with various groups around farmers markets, EBT, and public health.

2. Dot Survey on:

3. Are you a farmers market manager?

4. Do you currently accept SNAP at your farmers market?

5. Do you have previous experience working with policy?

6. Introduction: 5 Minutes (Drew Love)

7. Brief background of SNAP at farmers markets and an overview of the workshop format

8. Introduce panelists with brief bio, title and org

9. National Overview and Background Information: Stacy Miller and Suzanne Briggs (20 minutes)

10. Stacy Miller: 10 Minutes

11. Discuss national statistics about SNAP at farmers markets, providing a broad overview

12. Suzanne Briggs: 10 minutes

13. Discusses the Real Food: Real Choice report and the recent development of third party oversight of FNS

14. State Examples of Policies and Programs: Karen Kinney and Deborah Yashar 30-40 Minutes

15. Karen Kinney: 15-20 Minutes

16. Discuss Local Farms & Healthy Kids Initiative

17. Composed of: Procurement policies for publicly funded institutions, farm to school, pilot project for EBT machines at farmers markets.

18. Coalition Building: Working with environmental committee, farm to school, WA state, and WA farmers market association

19. Question to consider: How did legislation come about? Who wrote the language? Who supported it? How did the mini grant go through WAFMA? Has this process and the grant itself helped build the WAFMA’s capacity as an organization, and reputation as a leader?

20. Deborah Yashar: 15-20 Minutes

21. Discuss Bill 537 and what it means

22. Touch on evolution of the bill, beginning as a local issue in Salinas county, and how the language of the bill changed over time

23. Years of little success in having farmers markets accept EBT

24. Bill’s evolution to a county, and eventually state wide initiative beginning with the help of Martha Guzman (sp?)

25. Coalition building with other organizations that had an interest in farmers markets, EBT, public health, etc.