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Limited Time Offer: Donate Now for a Cookbook Gift
Posted on August 13th, 2010 by admin. Filed under News, Newsletter.Farmers and market manager are seldom at a loss when asked by shoppers ‘How do I prepare this?’ However, cookbooks that are inspiring, unintimidating, and sensitive to seasonality can be few and far between. Some markets even create and publish their own cookbooks to help further educate their customer base and to help their farmers [...]
Partnerships: The Key Ingredient in Successful Farmers Markets
Posted on August 1st, 2010 by admin. Filed under News.by Cristina Sandolo, Project Co-Director, Nourishing Neighborhoods, Wholesome Wave Foundation This is a guest article submitted by the Wholesome Wave Foundation in honor of National Farmers Market Week 2010. At Wholesome Wave, we have seen firsthand over the years how partnerships between farmers markets and other organizations lead to opportunities to boost new and existing [...]
Farm To Table Tour Kicks of Farmers Market Week in Washington, DC
Posted on July 29th, 2010 by admin. Filed under News.Today, the Toyota Farm to Table Tour will sponsor an all-star chef line-up for its Washington D.C. event, hosted by the FRESHFARM Market by the White House (810 Vermont Avenue NW) on Thursday, July 29 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Why It’s Essential to Educate Every Day
Posted on July 14th, 2010 by admin. Filed under News, Newsletter.A Letter from the Board, by Cheryl DeBerry Most farmers market producers and coordinators are knee-deep (scratch that…we’re “neck-deep”) in market season at the moment. With all the planting, tending, harvesting, washing, packing, and hauling needed to get items to the market, then the setting up, selling, and tearing down at the end of the market, plus [...]
Bringing Community, Not Just Customers, into the Market
Posted on July 14th, 2010 by admin. Filed under News, Newsletter.By Sylvia Fagin and Jean Hamilton, Northeast Organic Farming Association-Vermont The Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT) is providing Vermont farmers markets with a new tool to bolster the support they receive from their communities. A short (18-page) manual entitled Engaging the Community for Farmers Market Success is now available on the NOFA-VT website. [...]