Bumper Crop is an employee wellness benefit that allows Maine employers to draw from health insurance funds to provide their staff with farmers’ market vouchers. We also sell Bumper Crop as a straightforward gift certificate. Bumper Crop is accepted at more than 50 Maine farmers’ markets. In 2025, there’s about $500,000 in Bumper Crop circulating through the state thanks to our employer participants and those who purchase it as a prize, reward, or gift. Its function as a workplace benefit brings a large proportion of new shoppers to local farmers’ markets, and they report that they spend about 2/3 more of their own money in addition to their vouchers.
If your market is ready to enroll in Bumper Crop, please follow the steps below or be in touch!
- Learn about the program:
- Watch the videos at the bottom of this page,
- Read our FAQ for Markets to get fully oriented to the program.
- Browse our public-facing Bumper Crop site if you’re interested from the employer or shopper side of things.
- Sign up! Register your market for Bumper Crop.
- Educate fellow market members: Share this page and share this info sheet. (Right-click to download and email it.)
- Currency Reference Docs – find a helpful reference sheet for your vendors below
- Get your systems ready at market for incoming vouchers. Use a form like this to track voucher redemption.
- Report to MFFM: Use this form to report your voucher redemption and get reimbursed. View these instructions or watch the 2nd video below to learn how to report.
Help us recruit!
Check out the Bumper Crop Website for Employers. Share it with any employer-contacts you have in your area!
Use these graphics (right-click and save as image) and post about Bumper Crop on social media or in your e-newsletters!
