Agricultural Resources

Resources for Farmers' Markets

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Presentations and Manuals

Presentations available for download from the Farmers Market Federation of New York workshops presented in March 2009
Just click on any of the images below to download the Power Point presentation. File sizes are indicated underneath each title. Or go to nyfarmersmarket.com to downlad supplemental documents in Word, PDF or Excel.

Crisis Management Onsite: Developing an Emergency Response Plan (PPT)

Market Magic? Value Added Through Circular Flows(PPT)

Special Events Planning: Farmers' Market Special Events Development (PPT)

Farm Inspections: Creating a System for Inspections (PPT)

Farmers' Market Manager Training Manual (PDF)

Developing/Implementing a Market Plan (PPT)

Strategic Planning for Markets: Survey, Overview, Matrix and More (PPsT)

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Reports

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

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Tools

Online tool to help measure the economic impact of your farmers' marke 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).

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Publications and Websites of Interest

 

Shared Wisdom: Selling Your Best at Farmers' Markets

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.

For a free copy, click here or call 202-720-8317.

NY Farmers Market EBT/Food Stamps/SNAP Program
http://www.snaptomarket.com
Details the benefit card users can see when using their cards at farmers' markets, helping them make the most of their market visit. The site also features recipes, seasonality charts, produce storage and cleaning tips, and a virtual market locator tool allows cardholders to find the market closest to them.

Farmers Market Consortium Resource Guide: USDA 2006 http://www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets/Consortium/FMCResourceGuide.pdf

Farmers' Market Facts - Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
http://www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets/facts.htm

Farmers' Market Vendor Resource Guide
http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/farmman2/frmmrktres.htm

The New Farmer's Market: Farm-Fresh Ideas for Producers, Managers and Communities
http://www.sare.org/publications/newfarmer.htm" target="_blank"

The Revival of Farmers Markets
http://www.pps.org/info/newsletter/october2005/market_revival

The USDA Role in Farmers Markets
http://www.nationalaglawcenter.org/assets/crs/RS21652.pdf

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 Safetey 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