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Resource website put out by the Arizona Department
of Agriculture.
http://www.azda.gov/CDP/farmersinfo.htm
*Direct Farm Marketing and Tourism Handbook
This is a publication put out by the
http://cals.arizona.edu/arec/pubs/dmkt/dmkt.html
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This guide is designed to help farm and ranch
operators (and other individuals who grow or process food products) market
their products and services directly to the consumer.
http://cals.arizona.edu/extension/sustainableag/farmers.html
*Arizona Community Farmers Market Website
This website has information about various Arizona
Farmers Markets times and locations. Additionally, there is information for
vendors of
http://www.arizonafarmersmarkets.com/
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This guide identifies farmers markets in
http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite?c=Page&cid=1178305578888&pagename=Agriculture-Main%2FCDAGLayout
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CFMA is a nonprofit
Farmers Market Association that promotes Colorado Farmers Markets and provides
a cooperative environment for farmers to work and market together.
http://www.coloradofarmers.org/
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This July 2007 article from the High Plains/Midwest
Ag Journal looks at the rise of food stamp processing available at
http://www.hpj.com/archives/2007/jul07/jul2/Coloradofarmersmarketsaccep.cfm
*Farmers Market Fact Sheet
This is a Resource page developed by the Colorado
State University Extension. Resources include planning a new market and information
about state laws and local ordinances.
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/PUBS/FARMMGT/04007.html
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The NMFMA assists communities with starting new
farmers markets.
They support the growth of existing markets, through assistance with
organizational development, grower recruitment, finding volunteers, and
developing revenue streams to help markets become self-sustaining.
http://www.farmersmarketsnm.org/index.htm
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This
guide is designed to help you explore which markets might work best for you and
give you some ideas about how to access those markets. Marketing topics include
Farmers Markets, CSAs, Selling to Retail Outlets, Selling to Restaurants, and
Selling to Wholesalers.
http://nmocc.state.nm.us/pdf/MarketManual.pdf
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This directory lists the locations and times of
farmers markets in
http://www.utahsown.utah.gov/FarmersMarkets.htm
Farmers Market Coalition
The FMC is a member
organization that strengthens farmers markets for the benefit of farmers,
consumers, and communities.
http://www.farmersmarketcoalition.org/
Farmers Market Facts
This is a resource site put together by the
Agricultural Marketing Service of the USDA. Resources include information about
who benefits from farmers markets and how to access federal dollars to help
with farmers market development.
http://www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets/facts.htm
Farmers Market Map
This is a clickable map of the
http://www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets/map.htm
Farmers Market Resources
This web page of web resources was developed by the
Northeast-Midwest Institute. Resources include information on marketing,
funding opportunities and policy information.
http://www.farmersmarketsusa.org/
Farmers Market Today
This magazine contains information to help small farmers access new and innovative direct marketing
strategies. Subscriptions to this magazine are free.
http://www.scissortailproductionsllc.com/FMTHome.htm
Local Harvest: Search engine for finding Farmers
Markets across the
Farmers can be listed on Local Harvest's website as
a means of marketing their products directly. Local Harvest is oriented
primarily towards direct-to-consumer sales, but as the site grows, buyers for
restaurants and stores may begin using it as a sourcing tool.
http://www.localharvest.org/search.jsp?&ty=1&nm=
North American Farmer Direct Marketing Association
(NAFDMA)
North American Farmers Direct Marketing Association
is a trade association dedicated to nurturing the farm direct marketing
industry.
USDA Farmer Direct Marketing Page
The Agricultural Marketing Service of the USDA has
a webpage with resources for agricultural direct marketing. Resources include
state marketing profiles, direct marketing resources by state, and marketing
publications.
http://www.ams.usda.gov/directmarketing/
USDA Farmers Market Resource Page
The Agricultural Marketing Service of the USDA has
a website devoted to resources for farmers market
development. Resources include funding opportunities and facts about farmers
markets.
http://www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets/
Farmers Market Consortium Resource Guide
The Resource
Guide promotes a free flow of information between the programs that support
farmers markets. It is divided into four types of projects: market development,
producer training and support, consumer education and access, and market
promotion.
http://www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets/Consortium/FMCResourceGuide.pdf
*A Guide to Starting, Operating and Selling in
Farmers Markets
This guide published by the
http://ag.arizona.edu/arec/pubs/dmkt/AGuideto..FarmersM.pdf
Establishing and Operating a Community Farmers
Market
This guide provides many thoughts to consider while
planning a new farmers market. Topics include looking at marketing feasibility
and establishing a timetable for developing a new farmers market.
http://www.ams.usda.gov/tmd/MSB/PDFpubList/Establishing_&_Operating_Community_FM.pdf
Farmers Market Development Manual
This guide was developed by the State of
The
purpose of this “how to” development manual is to provide an easy-to-use
reference guide for those who want to start a new market, expand an existing
market, or participate in the selling of goods.
http://www.ams.usda.gov/tmd/MSB/PDFpubList/MarketDevelopmentManual.pdf
How to
Establish a Farmers Market on Federal Property
This
brochure provides steps to follow in establishing these markets on Federal
properties, where public employees have primary responsibility for initial
development. A goal of this brochure is to describe how these markets can
operate in collaboration with the efforts of existing markets and/or local
market-sponsoring organizations.
http://www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets/fedpro.htm
In
August 2000, USDA studied the 2,863 identified farmers markets in the
http://www.ams.usda.gov/directmarketing/FarmMark.pdf
Direct Marketing Resource Guide
This is an online database of marketing resources
put together by the Western Region SARE office. This
guide provides information on many of the best resources available to help
farmers and ranchers learn more about agricultural direct marketing.
http://wsare.usu.edu/pub/index.cfm?sub=mktsearch
Farmers Markets Marketing and Business Guide
The number of farmers markets in the
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/farmmrkt.html
Organic Produce, Price Premiums, and Eco-Labeling
in
This study
focuses on the role of farmers markets as a marketing tool for organic growers
and on current customer attitudes about organic products at these markets.
http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/VGS/Apr04/vgs30101/vgs30101.pdf
Tools for Rapid Market Assessments (RMA)
http://agmarketing.extension.psu.edu/ComFarmMkt/PDFs/tools_rma.pdf
When Things Don’t Work: Some Insights into Why
Farmers Markets Close
The
topic of market failure is rarely addressed. This report represents a starting
point. It describes the dynamics of farmers’ market startups, closures, and
manager turnover.
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/pdf/sr/sr1073.pdf
Food
Safety for Farmers Markets
This
article covers various aspects of food safety issues regarding processing, harvesting and handling produce for farmers’
markets.
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/hort2/mf2260.pdf
Safe
Handling of Food at Open Air Markets
Once
food has been harvested, processed, and packaged, it can be offered for sale to
the public. Maintaining a safe food product means protecting it from contamination,
assuring proper temperatures, and preventing damage. This article will help you
identify the critical control points in storage and display that are important
to food safety in the market.
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/fntr2/FOODASYST/8market.pdf
Bridging the Technical Divide: A Guide to Accepting
Food Stamps at farmers markets
In this
guide produced by the Emerson National Hunger Fellowship, you will find tips
and steps for becoming an authorized vendor, ideas about how exactly to accept
Food Stamps, some information about companies that sell point-of-sale machines
and handle the electronic benefit transactions.
http://www.ams.usda.gov/tmd/MSB/PDFpubList/BridgingtheTechnologicalDivide.pdf
Improving and Facilitating a Farmers Market in a
Low-Income Urban Neighborhood: A
The
Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB) and USDA initiated a project in June
2000 to
explore the potential for expanding farmers markets in a low income
neighborhood of
http://www.ams.usda.gov/tmd/MSB/PDFpubList/anacostia.pdf
Farmers Markets Rules, Regulations and
Opportunities
This publication, by the
http://www.nyfarmersmarket.com/pdf_files/fmruleregs.pdf
Understanding Farmers Markets Rules
This article published by the Farmers Legal Action
Group, Inc .is intended to help farmers understand their responsibilities and
rights as vendors at a farmers market.
http://www.ams.usda.gov/tmd/MSB/PDFpubList/Understanding_Farmers_Market_Rules.pdf
Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
The SAC website has a
Farmers Market Promotion Program
This site has information about the History of the
FMPP. Also included is current legislative information about the Federal grant
program that helps Farmers Markets with marketing.
http://www.farmersmarketsusa.org/index.php?id=60&c=1
Farmers Market Promotion Program
The federal grants, authorized by the FMPP, are
targeted to help improve and expand domestic farmers markets, roadside stands,
community-supported agriculture programs and other direct producer-to-consumer
market opportunities.
FMPP Contact Information
Carmen H.
Humphrey, Team Leader USDA/AMS/TM/MSB 1400
Mail Stop
0269
Phone:
(202) 720-8317
E-mail:
Carmen.Humphrey@usda.gov
WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program
The FMNP is a federal
program that provides fresh, unprepared, locally grown fruits and vegetables to
WIC participants, and expands the awareness, use of and sales at farmers
markets. Eligible WIC participants are issued FMNP coupons in addition to their
regular WIC food instruments. These coupons can be used to buy fresh,
unprepared fruits, vegetables and herbs from farmers, farmers markets or
roadside stands that have been approved by the State agency to accept FMNP
coupons.
http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/FMNP/FMNPfaqs.htm
WIC FMNP Contact Information
Patricia N.
Daniels, Director
Supplemental
Food Programs Division
USDA/Food
Nutrition Service
Phone:
(703) 305-2746
Federal-State
Marketing Improvement Program (FSMIP)
The
Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program (FSMIP) provides matching funds to
State Departments of Agriculture, State Agricultural Experiment Stations and
other appropriate State agencies for applied research projects that address
barriers, challenges, and opportunities in marketing, transportation, and
distribution of
http://www.ams.usda.gov/tmd/fsmip.htm
FSMIP Contact Information
Janise Zygmont ,
Staff Officer
USDA, AMS,
FSMIP
Rm. 4009-S
Phone: (202) 720-2704 or (202)
720-8043
E-mail:
FSMIP@usda.gov or Janise.Zygmont@usda.gov
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