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Iowa Farmers Market Association Annual Conference
Emma Hansen October 2, 2018IFMA annual conference will be held Saturday Feb 2 from 9-5 PM at Grace Lutheran Church 3010 52nd St. Des Moines, IA. More information will be released closer to the date of the event. Contact Barbara Ristau at barbr@iastate.edu with any questions.
Wasted! The Story of Food Waste
Emma Hansen July 9, 2018In celebration of National Farmers’ Market Week, Texas Farmers’ Market and Austin Resource Recovery, are proud to present a screening of Wasted! The Story of Food Waste at Austin Film Society. Following the screening on August 7th, there will be a panel discussion with Joe Diffie of Joe’s Organics, Tim Welch of Emmer & Rye, Jessica Brown of TFM’s composting program and Gena McKinley of Austin…
Important SNAP EBT Updates: What Your Market Needs to Know
Emma Hansen June 25, 2018SNAP EBT Equipment Program When FMC’s SNAP EBT Equipment Program closed in November 2017, FMC had proudly approved 1,771 applicants to receive equipment of their choice: 1,005 farmers markets and 744 direct marketing farmers. FMC’s contract with the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to administer the SNAP EBT Equipment Program ended in November of…
New Farm Crisis Fund Created to Help Struggling North Texas Farmers
Emma Hansen June 8, 2018The Farm Tour for the Farm Crisis Fund will take guests on a six-hour, three-course dinner, touring farms no farther than 30 minutes away from McKinney. The goal is not just to eat, drink and explore area farms but to raise money for this new fund, which falls under the Seed Project Foundation, a nonprofit…
NRCS EQIP High Tunnel Grant Workshop
Emma Hansen May 11, 2018Location: Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council- 3700 Woodland Avenue, KCMO 64109 Ivanhoe Farmers’ Market invites you to come and learn more about four season farming and growing in high tunnels. Potluck: Soup and Salad will be provided, please bring something to share. This is a child friendly event, please feel free to bring your children. For more…
RAFI’s “Equity at the Table Speaker Series” Presents Christie Balch
Emma HansenThe Come to the Table program presents its Equity at the Table Speaker Series; addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion, while educating the community about food security issues. Join us Monday evening, June the 11th for a discussion with Executive Director of the Crossroads Community Food Network, Christie Balch, to discuss how community partnerships can strengthen…
Farming Success- Goal Setting for your Farm
Emma Hansen April 20, 2018This interactive webinar will help you think through your goals for producing food on your farm and how your goals connect to the records you keep, what resources you use, and what programs you sign up for. With guided questions, we will walk through what you want, what you can count on, and that means…
RAFI’s “Guide to SNAP/EBT for NC Farmers Markets: Steps, Best Practices, and Resources.“
Emma Hansen March 30, 2018This guide is for North Carolina farmers market organizers, public health professionals, and food justice advocates who want to learn how farmers markets can accept SNAP/EBT benefits. The guide includes an overview of SNAP/EBT in North Carolina and how to implement a successful SNAP/EBT program at farmers markets. The guide also describes farmers market nutrition…
RAFI Announces 2018 Agricultural Reinvestment Fund Grant Recipients
Emma HansenCongratulations to the 2018 Agricultural Reinvestment Fund grant recipients! RAFI and Jeff Camden, Program Officer with the Tobacco Trust Fund Commission, announced the 2018 ARF grant winners during an Award Ceremony and Orientation at the Dan Pollitt Center in Pittsboro, NC. Grants were awarded to assist entrepreneurial and innovative farmers and collaborative groups in developing…
Meet the Soil Sisters: Making it as a Female Farmer
Emma Hansen March 16, 2018In November 2009, Lisa Kivirist pulled out a map of Wisconsin. Using her Green County farm as the center point, she drew a circle with a 40-mile radius, then identified every female sustainable-food activist who fell inside it. Organic agriculture can be a lonely endeavor in the rural Midwest, the 50-year-old explains, and winters are long:…
