Senior Project FRESH

The Otsego County Commission on Aging, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Michigan Office of Services to the Aging, MSU Extension, the Gaylord Downtown Development Authority, and the Gaylord Farmers’ Cooperative offer a program targeted at bringing fresh locally-grown produce and nutritional information to the older adults of Otsego County.

Known as Senior Project FRESH/Market FRESH (SPF/MF), the program offers a free coupon booklet to each qualifying participant that can be used to purchase unprocessed Michigan-grown produce at any of the farmers markets or roadside stands in Michigan that display a “Senior Project FRESH/Market FRESH” sign. Each coupon booklet contains ten $2.00 coupons. Each booklet is valued at $20.00.

To apply for a coupon booklet, participants must complete an application that includes a short nutrition screening. Applicants qualify based on their age, county residency, and income. To be considered, applicants must be at least 60 years of age or older and be a resident of Otsego County. Income limits are pretty generous. A single person can have an income of up to $23,107 per year and qualify, and couples can have up to $31,284 per year. Those who are unable to shop for themselves may assign a proxy and should complete a proxy form. To apply, please:

Sign up is easy! Just complete an application form and the proxy form (if you will need a proxy to shop for you) and mail it to:

Wanda Cherwinski
Otsego County Commission on Aging
120 Grandview Blvd.
Gaylord, MI 49735

To have an application and Proxy form mailed to you, please contact Wanda Cherwinski at (989) 748-4071.

Upon verification of your qualification for the program, you will receive your coupon booklet through the mail. You will have until October 31, 2020 to use the coupons.

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Farmers Market Under the Pavilion in Gaylord

Farmers Markets in Otsego County:

Under the Pavilion at Court (Downtown Gaylord)
(Masks are required to be worn at the market.)

Saturdays
May 23, 2020 – October 31, 2020
8 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Wednesdays
July 1, 2020 – October 14, 2020
8 a.m. – 1 p.m.

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“Let food be thy medicine
Thy medicine shall be thy food.”
~ Hippocrates