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WIC Moves to Electronic Platform

The WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program administered by the Bureau for Public Health, Office of Nutrition Services, has replaced its paper coupon booklet system with WIC Farm Market Direct, an electronic platform.
As part of the new system, WIC participants will have a QR Code affixed to their eWIC card to allow for electronic transactions with authorized farmers market vendors and can check their card balance through a web-based portal.
Through WIC Farm Market Direct, authorized farmers scan…