Food is Medicine: Supporting Kūpuna

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Food is Medicine: Supporting Kūpuna

2025 Kupuna Market Opportunities

At Ho`ōla Farms, we understand the importance of ensuring our kūpuna have access to fresh, locally sourced food. Through our ​​Kūpuna Market Program, we have collaborated with a variety of local partners and generous donations to provide kūpuna with vouchers to shop our online farmers market, Hawai’i Farm-to-Car, and the convenience of local food delivery. 

2021-2022: Enrolled Kūpuna Market members (seniors age 60 and over) received $40 to be used bi-weekly over 9 months to purchase local produce, bread, dairy, frozen meat, and non-perishable pantry items through Hawaiʻi Farm-to-Car, our weekly online farmers market. 

2023-2024: We held an 8-week Kūpuna Holiday Food Program from December 4th, 2023, to January 29th, 2024. Participating Mohouli Heights residents were eligible to register for a free $100 voucher to shop at our Hawai’i Farm-to-Car online farmers market. Funds for this program were intended to increase kūpuna awareness and access to local food. (89 participants)

2025 Kūpuna Market Opportunities

Mohouli Heights Senior Residence

Hawai’i Farm-to-Car now delivers every Wednesday to Mohouli Heights Senior Residence! Shop local produce, bread, dairy, frozen meat, and non-perishable pantry items through our online farmers market and we will bring your order right to your door. We accept SNAP and DA BUX Double Up Food Bucks, which means you will automatically receive a 50% discount on local produce when you pay with SNAP.

Requirements: 

  • Online access
  • Email address
  • Credit/Debit Card

If you’re a resident of Mohouli Heights and interested in shopping with us, please send us an email at hawaiifarmtocar@hoolafarms.org

MOHOULI HEIGHTS GUIDE ON HOW TO SIGN UP 

Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) created the Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) to provide low-income kūpuna with eligible foods through farmers’ markets, roadside stands, and community-supported agriculture (CSA) programs.

Our online farmers market Hawai’i Farm-to-Car accepts SFMNP coupons. To use your coupons – please create a free account, shop online during our market hours, and when you are ready to confirm your order please write “Using SFMNP coupons $XX” in the note section (replace the $XX with the dollar value of coupons you’d like to use towards your order). We will collect the Signed coupons when you come to pick up your order.

Coupons may be redeemed from participating vendors from April 1st to October 31st. If you have any questions please email us at hawaiifarmtocar@hoolafarms.org.

SFMNP GUIDE ON HOW TO SIGN UP

 

Interested in our programs? Hoʻōla Farms works with the community to strengthen our local food system by providing beginner farmer education, commercial kitchen access, and a convenient online farmers market. Learn more