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Summer Advocacy Rundown 2022
Hannah Fuller September 26, 2022It’s been a busy summer at the Farmers Market Coalition! Not only did we celebrate National Farmers Market Week and break all of the previous year’s records for overall engagement, but we’ve also been advocating all summer for our 2022 Policy Priorities. We started out by updating our policy priorities to reflect the feedback from…
2022 Farmers Market SNAP-EBT Technology Survey
Hannah Fuller September 12, 2022FMC invites markets across the US to fill out our Farmers Market SNAP and Incentives technology survey. EBT Processing Technology. We know it sees the best of us and the worst of us. With your help in filling out this survey, together we’ll learn about your market’s relationship with EBT and incentives technology. This survey…
Record Number of Communities Proclaim Farmers Market Week 2022
Hannah Fuller August 15, 2022Earlier in July, the U.S Department of Agriculture proclaimed the first full week of August as National Farmers Market Week for the 23rd year in a row! FMC celebrated with hundreds of other farmers markets and food based organizations across the country. We shared stories of incredible markets across the country, held webinars on a…
Partnering for Community: Mother Earth News Fair and FMC
Hannah Fuller August 4, 2022Mother Earth News Fair joins us this year as a National Farmers Market Week 2022 Sponsor and media partner with FMC throughout the year. We’re thrilled about this growing partnership and connecting with more consumers who are excited about farmers markets and support markets serving as essential assets in their communities. Learn more about our…
National Farmers Market Week is going International!
Hannah Fuller July 13, 2022We’re so thrilled to announce that we are inviting the World Farmers Markets Coalition (WFMC) to join us this year in celebrating National Farmers Market Week, officially starting the first annual International Farmers Market Week! Now in its 23rd year, we lead the annual celebration of National Farmers Market Week, which is a fixture of…
Love Your Market Manager Book Giveaway
Hannah Fuller February 10, 2022Whether it’s your love for family, friends, food, or anything else, celebrating the things we love in our lives is always a great way to foster gratitude. And well, it tends to always make us feel a bit warm and fuzzy! This Valentines Day, nominate your favorite farmers market operator and they could win a…
Seeking Farmers Market Hacks and Systems
Hannah Fuller January 5, 2022Welcome to 2022 farmers market operators! The 2021 brought a lot of ups and downs in the farmers market community. We’ve seen strides towards more equitable markets across the country, innovative new programs, and markets continuing to play a central role in resilient connected communities. Changing pandemic regulations, extreme weather brought by climate change, and…
Cluster Implementation Update
Hannah Fuller December 20, 2021Back in April of 2021, I shared in a blog post how the FMC Strategic Plan prioritized FMC to Support FM Operators/Networks in Capacity-Building and to become an active anti-racist organization and ally. As a result of working towards these two priorities, we redesigned what was previously called our Training and Technical Assistance (T&TA) Program…
2022 Call for FMC Board Nominations
Hannah Fuller December 8, 2021(Updated 1/5/2022) The deadline to apply has now passed. If you’re interested in serving on the FMC board, please look out for the next nomination period in December 2022! FMC is currently soliciting nominees who are interested in running for a seat on the Board of Directors during the 2022 annual election. There are 4…
FMPP News! Promoting Farmers Market Impacts: Building Capacity for Data
Hannah Fuller December 3, 2021We’re thrilled and humbled to be the recipients of a 2021 USDA Farmers Market Promotion Program Grant! As we gear up to take action on our project, we want to keep our membership in the loop on our plans and how this grant will impact the scope of our work over the coming years. Read…
