Wausau-area shoppers can keep buying locally grown food through the winter. The Wausau Winter Farmers Market runs from November through April.
The market is open from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays in the gymnasium at John Marshall Elementary School, 1918 Lamont St. in Wausau. Parking and the entrance can be reached from Weston Avenue or Broadway Avenue near the school.
Vendors offer carrots, onions, potatoes, cabbage, garlic, mushrooms and greens, along with eggs, beef, pork and chicken. Honey, maple syrup, bread, baked goods, canned goods and cheese are also available.
Shoppers using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits can swipe a SNAP or EBT card at the information booth and receive tokens to spend with vendors. A new matching program adds up to $20 in matching dollars for fruits and vegetables.
SNAP tokens do not expire during the season and can be carried from week to week, though shoppers are encouraged to use them before the winter season ends in April. Tokens from the summer market cannot be used at the winter market because the two use separate systems.
Customers without cash can also swipe a credit or debit card at the information booth for tokens, with a $2 transaction fee. All winter market vendors accept the market tokens.
