summer special
Summer Special
The suma summer special is a food offering on the suma app.
The offering lets you buy vouchers that can be used to buy produce and packaged goods at that farmers market.
First time buyers: Every market season, at every market, you can get a first-time-buyer special: $24 worth of vouchers for $5.
Returning buyers: You can buy up to 15 $2 vouchers for $1 each. (Example: If you buy 15 vouchers, your $15 gives you $30 in vouchers to spend at the market.)
The summer special is available to all validated suma users. Suma works with our partners to ensure new users are eligible for the suma app and its products, discounts, and subsidies. This allows us to “validate” a new user.
The summer special is open now until November 24th for all three markets.
- If you have vouchers from St. Johns Farmers Market, you can use them at their holiday market on December 14th, but we will not be there.
St. Johns Farmers Market every Saturday 9 am to 2 pm starting May 4, 2024
📍N Charleston Ave &, N Central St, Portland, OR 97203
King Farmers Market every Sunday 10 am to 2 pm starting May 5, 2024
📍NE Wygant St &, NE 7th Ave, Portland, OR 97211
Lents International Farmers Market every Sunday 9 am to 2pm starting September 1, 2024
📍 SE 92nd & SE Reedway, Portland, OR 97266
Suma users can enjoy our summer special by:
First Time Buyers:
1. Sign up/log into the suma app
2. Click the “food” tab
3. Select “Farmers Market Ride & Shop” for desired market
4. Select “$24 in Market Vouchers” (cost to you $5)
5. Complete the checkout process
6. Congrats! You now have access to $24 worth of vouchers to spend at the farmers market
7. Redeem your purchase at the farmers market
Returning Customers:
1. Log into the suma app
2. Click the “food” tab
3. Select Farmers Market Ride & Shop” for desired market
4. Select the “1:1 Market Match” offering
5. Load anywhere between $1-15 and suma will match you 1:1 (For example, if you pay $15, suma will match you with $15, and you will have a total of $30 in vouchers to spend)
6. Complete the checkout process
7. Redeem your purchase at the farmers market every week until the end of the season!
Check out this video for more information about signing up
The first time buyer special can be used once per market season per market.
Returning buyers can return every weekend for the whole market season.
Getting to the markets
Great news! Suma has secured free Lime e-scooter rides for summer special participants to and from the St. Johns and King Farmers markets through the suma app until the end of the season.
Here is access escooter and bike friendly maps that will get you to your desired farmers market!
1. New Columbia to St Johns Farmers Market
2. Hacienda CDC to King Farmers Market
Please email apphelp@mysuma.org if you have any questions about using Lime on the suma app.
We are partnering up with Ride Connection to promote some of their services.
Ride Connection is a nonprofit who provides transportation options for older adults and people with disabilities in Portland.
They have a variety of different services:
Travel Training
Learn to travel independently and safely using public transportation with one-on-one training.
Ride Together
Choose your own drivers, select a time that works best for you both, get the driver reimbursed for the miles driven.
Fare Assistance
Get (30) 1-day passes every year if your income is 200% or less of the Federal Poverty Level.
Call 503-226-0700 to ask about your options or check out their website https://rideconnection.org/services/.
If you have additional requests or comments please let us know at info@mysuma.org.
Vouchers
Pick up your vouchers with a suma staff members at the farmers market.
At St. Johns you can find us at the information booth every Saturday 9 am to 2 pm
📍N Charleston Ave & N Central St, Portland, OR 97203
At Kings market we will have a suma booth (look for the yellow suma logo) every Sunday 10 am to 2 pm
📍NE Wygant St & NE 7th Ave, Portland, OR 97211
At Lents International Farmers Market we will have a suma booth (look for the yellow suma logo) every Sunday 9 am to 2pm
📍 SE 92nd & SE Reedway, Portland, OR 97266
Vouchers can be used for fresh and packaged foods.
Including: Bread, milk, eggs, honey, fruits, vegetables, etc. (Ask for more details in person!)
No alcohol, hot or prepared foods can be purchased with vouchers.
You can not get change from the vouchers.
Vendors at the market are familiar with SNAP EBT and suma vouchers and will work with folks to maximize their $2 value vouchers.