Marketing Topics

Marketing Topics

Farmers’ markets
Community supported agriculture(CSA)
Direct marketing to consumers
Sales to restaurants
Direct marketing to retail outlets
Sales to schools, hospitals, institutions
Sales to distributors
Mail order & internet sales
Marketing co-ops
Agri-tourism

Marketing Alternative Products

Organic
Reduced chemical use
Pesticide &/or herbicide free
Free-Range, Grass-Based, and
Pastured Livestock
Other environmentally friendly production
Culturally traditional production

Fruits
Vegetables
Herbs
Grains & seed for human consumption
Livestock feed, including hay
Meat
Wool
Dairy products
Flowers
Processed foods

Developing a small business
Recordkeeping & budgeting
Evaluating a new market
Ecolabels
Labeling
Financing
Consumer education
Diversifying your products & enterprises
Food safety
Pricing
Processing & value-added
Distribution
Customer Service

We have included a few production-related topics that we feel are especially supportive of alternative marketing efforts, but refer you to the ATTRA site at http://www.attra.org/ for much more on sustainable production as well as many publications on marketing.

Send us suggestions for additional topics and resources for us to consider, any problems you encounter, and how useful you found these resources to be. Send us your comments.