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CDI IS HOSTING THE NEW ENGLAND FARMERS' MARKET EXCHANGE (NEFME), A LIST-SERV FOR THOSE WHO WANT THEIR MARKETS TO GROW. PLEASE JOIN THE COMMUNITY BY SUBSCRIBING BELOW.

 The following resources can assist in farmers' market management: 
  

 CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS

Massachusetts Farmers’ Market Managers Workshop:
Empowering the Market Manager for Success
March 25, 2010 - 8:30 AM to 4:15 PM
Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, MA
Franklin M. Loew Building – Hamilburg Lecture Hall

Sponsored by: Mass Farmers’ Markets, Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources and Cooperative Development Institute

To Register:
Mail the registration form with a check payable to the FMFM by March 15^th. The registration cost of $35 per person includes morning refreshments and lunch.
Register early as space is limited.

For more information, contact:
Jeff Cole, 781-893-8222, david.webber@state.ma.us or
Lisa Damon, 617-626-1731, Lisa.Damon@state.ma.us

 PRESENTATIONS

The Federation has also published a Farmers Market Manager Training Manual.

The presentations are available in Power Point, along with accompanying documents in Word, PDF, or Excel.

This report contains information on community food security, becoming an authorized retailer, systems, third party processors, and launch. [PDF]

 REPORTS

How to bring wireless EBT to your farmers market: bridging the digital divide
Prepared by Lucinda Megill for marketumbrella.org.

 TOOLS

Online tool to help measure the economic impact of your farmers' market
marketumbrella.org created this free tool to help public markets assess and improve their internal operations as well as communicate their economic impact to others (be it shoppers, vendors, supporters or decision-makers).

WEB SITES AND PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST

Learn to sell effectively at farmers markets. This DVD, funded by a 2006 Farmers Market Promotion Program grant award, demonstrates techniques used by successful market vendors to attract customers and make sales. It also showcases the extraordinary impact of farmers markets on the lives of consumers and their communities.

What Works at a Farmers' Market (University of CA/Davis)
http://www.sfc.ucdavis.edu/pubs/SFNews/archive/91031.htm

 ASSOCIATIONS

City Farmers' Markets of New Haven
http://www.cityseed.org/

Farm Fresh Rhode Island
http://www.farmfreshri.org/

Farmers' Market Federation of New York
http://www.nyfarmersmarket.com/

Federation of Massachusetts Farmers' Markets
http://www.massfarmersmarkets.org/federation/links.htm

Maine Federation of Farmers' Markets
http://www.snakeroot.net/mffm/

The Farmers' Market Coalition
http://www.farmersmarketcoalition.org

National Directory of Farmers' Markets
http://www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets/map.htm

New Hampshire Farmers' Market Association
http://www.nhfma.org/

North American Farmers Direct Marketing Association
http://www.nafdma.com/FMC/

NYS Direct Market Farmers Association
http://www.nysfdma.com/main.htm


COMPLIANCE AND SAFETY ISSUES

Farmers' Markets Rules, Regulations and Opportunities -  an article published by The National Agricultural Law Center
http://www.nationalaglawcenter.org/research/#farmersmarkets

From the Field to the Table: Suggested Food Handling Guidelines for Open-Air Farmers' Markets and Fairs
http://www.loyno.edu/economics.institute/foodbook.html

Gempler's: The Newsletter of Ag/Hort Safety and Employment Law Compliance
http://www.gemplers.com/alert/home/alert.asp


GOVERNMENT WEBSITES

Agricultural Marketing Service
http://www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Nutrition Website
http://www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov

Connecticut Dept. of Agriculture
www.ct.gov/doag
 
Maine Dept. of Agriculture
www.maine.gov/agriculture/index.shtml

Massachusetts Dept. of Agricultural Resources
www.mass.gov/agr/

New Hampshire Dept. of Agriculture
www.nh.gov/agric/

New York State Dept. of Agriculture
www.agmkt.state.ny.us/

Rhode Island Division of Agriculture
www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/agricult/index.htm

United State Dept. of Agriculture
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome

Vermont Department of Agriculture
www.vermontagriculture.com



MARKET MANAGEMENT

Controlling Chaos: Suggested Guidelines for Implementation and Management of a Retail Farmers' Market
http://www.loyno.edu/economics.institute/chaosbook.html

Establishing and Operating a Community Farmers' Market (University of Kentucky)
http://www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/aec/aec77/aec77.htm

Farmers' Market Online - Information and Equipment for Market Operations
http://www.farmersmarketonline.com/Farmdire.htm

Farmers' Market Resources for Market Managers - MA Dept. of Agricultural Resources
http://www.mass.gov/agr/markets/farmersmarkets/resources_managers.htm

How to Run a Successful Farmers' Market
http://www.mass.gov/agr/markets/farmersmarkets/Start_a_market.htm

Market Gardening: A Startup Guide - Information on Managing and Marketing Farmers' Markets
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/marketgardening.html


MARKET PLANNING

Developing a Farmers' Market
http://solutionsforyourlife.ufl.edu/hot_topics/community_development/farmers_market.html

Farmers' Market Business Planning Checklist (University of Colorado)
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/farmmgt/04007.html

Planning and Developing a Farmers' Market: Marketing, Organization and Regulatory Issues to Consider
http://dare.agsci.colostate.edu/csuagecon/extension/documents/ABMR-Feb05-01.pdf

Starting a Farmers' Market (University of Florida)
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FY639

Starting a Farmers' Market the Right Way
http://www.newfarm.org/features/2006/0206/frmmrkt/king.shtml

Starting your Own Farmers' Market (MN Farmers' Market Association)
http://www.mfma.org/Starting%20your%20own%20Farmers%20Market.htm


MARKET PROMOTION

ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service: Farmers' Markets -  Marketing & Business Guide
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/farmmrkt.html

Direct Farm Marketing and Tourism Handbook
http://cals.arizona.edu/arec/pubs/dmkt/dmkt.html

Direct Marketing Resource Guide
http://www.sare.org/publications/dmrg.htm

USDA Farmer Direct Marketing
http://www.ams.usda.gov/DIRECTMARKETING/


NUTRITION PROGRAMS

National Association of Farmers' Market Nutrition Programs
http://www.nafmnp.org/

WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (Women, Infants and Children) - Making food vouchers available for use at farmers' markets
http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/FMNP/FMNPfaqs.htm


ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS OF SERVICE

Agricultural Marketing Resource Center
http://www.agmrc.org/agmrc/business/operatingbusiness/farmersmarketslinks.htm

Agricultural Marketing Service - AMS Farmers' Market Information
http://www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets/

CISA (Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture)
http://www.buylocalfood.com/

Community Food Security Coalition
http://www.foodsecurity.org/

Cooperative Development Institute
www.cdi.coop

Local Harvest
http://www.localharvest.org/

Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association

http://www.mofga.org/

Northeast Organic Farming Association/Vermont
http://www.nofavt.org/

RIPE New England
http://www.ripene.org/

Slow Food Boston
http://www.slowfoodboston.com/index.php

Southeast Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership (SEMAP)
http://www.umassd.edu/semap/

Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
www.sare.org

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