Market Training. An authorized market representative must agree to the terms of the Market Agreement and participate in either a check-in call or in-person training, as determined by NOFA-VT staff, prior to commencing the program at the market. Markets will not receive their Crop Cash until they have completed this training. Vendor Expectations The market will assume responsibility for educating all vendors on the expectations of the program, including notifying vendors whether they are eligible to accept Crop Cash, and for what products. All eligible vendors must agree to the program expectations by signing the Vendor Agreement Form before they can begin accepting Crop Cash. This form should be kept on file at the market and must be made available to NOFA-VT, upon request. The market will only reimburse vendors for 2022-23 Crop Cash originating from that specific market, and that was accepted as payment for eligible products. The market will provide all eligible vendors with a “We Accept Crop Cash” sign, to be displayed at vendor stands, and a Market Currency Cheat Sheet.10,11 The market will ensure that vendors will not give cash change for purchases made with Crop Cash. 12 Vendors that do not comply with the expectations of the program should not be reimbursed for improperly redeemed Crop Cash. The market reserves the right to disqualify any vendor they find in violation of the expectations of the program. In such instances, markets must report this action to NOFA-VT immediately.
Market Training. An authorized market representative must agree to the terms of the Market Agreement and participate in either a check-in call or in-person training, as determined by NOFA-VT staff, prior to commencing the program at the market. Markets will not receive their Crop Cash until they have completed this training. Market staff are encouraged to invite volunteers or other personnel who will be administering the market’s EBT machine to this training. Vendor Expectations
Market Training. An authorized market representative must agree to the terms of the Market Agreement and participate in either a check-in call or in-person training, as determined by NOFA-VT staff, prior to commencing the program at the market. Markets will not receive their Crop Cash and CC+ until they have completed this training. Market staff are encouraged to invite volunteers or other personnel who will be administering the market’s EBT machine to this training. Vendor Expectations The market will assume responsibility for educating all vendors on the expectations of the program, including notifying vendors whether they are eligible to accept Crop Cash and/or CC+, and for what products. All eligible vendors must agree to the program expectations by signing the Vendor Agreement Form before they can begin accepting Crop Cash and/or CC+. This form should be kept on file at the market and must be made available to NOFA-VT, upon request. The market will only reimburse vendors for 2023-24 Crop Cash and/or CC+ that was accepted as payment for eligible products. The market will provide all eligible vendors with a “We Accept Crop Cash” sign, to be displayed at vendor stands, and a Market Currency Cheat Sheet.8,9 The market will ensure that vendors will not give cash change for purchases made with Crop Cash or CC+. 10 Vendors that do not comply with the expectations of the program should not be reimbursed for improperly redeemed Crop Cash or CC+. The market reserves the right to disqualify any vendor they find in violation of the expectations of the program. In such instances, markets must report this action to NOFA-VT immediately.
