Resources for Market Managers
[PDF/220K]
 While accepting both EBT and Debit/ Credit cards may boost sales for your market vendors, there is a cost that needs to be accounted for with machine purchase and fees from a third party vendor. This downloadable spreadsheet [MS Excel/23K] is a comparison of local and national third party vendor fees and machine costs in an Excel spreadsheet format. The formulas in the spreadsheet will allow you to manipulate some of the numbers, such as the number of transactions and the fees.
How to authorize your market to accept food stamps
Download or order application from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service.
Order by calling: 1-877-823-4369
FNS Application to become an Authorized EBT Retailer
Mail application in to Helena FNS office:
Food and Nutirition Service
Montana Field Office, Helena (303)
10 Weset 15th Street
Suite 1500
Helena, MT 59626
406-441-1190
See manual for more details.
Resources from other Farmers Markets
Accounting Sheets
The Oregon State Farmers Market Association has several cost analysis and accounting sheets that will be helpful once your EBT machines arrive.
Breakeven analysis to determine which electronic system fits your market.
Three Optional Systems:
Food Stamp Only
- Limited sales, lowest cost, no revenue source
Wired Debit Food Stamp Program
- Requires telephone land lines and power, lease equipment a consideration for trial program
Wireless Debit Food Stamp Program
- Hand held unit requires network connection, higher initial start-up cost.
Market Day and Accounting Procedures
Market Day Debit Food Stamp Services
- A check list of procedures and supplies needed for the market to run smoothly.
Market Account Reconciliation
- End of the month bank reconciliation procedures.
Vendor Token Reimbursement Form
- For vendors to turn in after each market in order to be reimbursed for market tokens.
Vendor Token Return Report
- Market Manager's weekly report of vendor token returns.
Market Day Transaction Form
- Market day transaction form in Excel. Good record-keeping tool for farmers market managers, in general, but also has food stamp transactions.
Market Day Transaction Report Summary
- Season summary of the above form.
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