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Julialynne Walker
Hannah Fuller March 4, 2021Anti-Racist Toolkit for Farmers Markets Work Group Member Julialynne is passionate about food justice — the connections between healthy food, growing healthy food and marketing healthy food, especially within traditionally African-American communities as an outgrowth of her international public health and African Diaspora work. She has facilitated a seven month course in urban farming sponsored…
InTents: The Farmers Market Conference – FMC Preview
Hannah Fuller March 3, 2021As the weather starts to warm up and we head into spring, many farmers markets operators are wrapping up a season of learning through virtual conferences, meetings, and training. One of our favorite gatherings of farmers market operators and vendors is the InTents: The Farmers Market Conference, hosted by Farmers Market Pros. The conference season…
Online SNAP at Markets: On the Horizon, not out of reach
Katie Myhre February 24, 2021Online SNAP: On the horizon, not out of reach. In March 2020, the world went online. Restaurants, retailers, and farmers alike were suddenly asked to sell their products via pre-order, curbside pickup, “contactless” delivery, or any variation of the new household terms COVID-19 brought us. In the first three months of the U.S. outbreak alone,…
Buy Local Even in South Dakota’s Winter Months
Diana Broadaway February 19, 2021For Immediate Release: Feb. 18, 2021 Online link: https://sdspecialtyproducers.org/2021/02/03/winter-months/ Buy Local Even in South Dakota’s Winter Months Yankton, S.D.- Most South Dakotans think of local foods as seasonal items. But even through our cold winters, more and more local food hubs, farmers markets and direct to consumer producers are open for business year-round. Our access to fresh,…
Qiana Mickie
Hannah Fuller February 18, 2021Anti-Racist Toolkit for Farmers Markets Workgroup Member Qiana is a food systems and equity consultant. For over 11 years, she has worked on fostering racial, economic, and environmental equity within regional food/farm systems. Qiana is also active in local and international policy on issues such as food sovereignty, land tenure, and health. Qiana serves on…
Letter to USDA AMS Regarding LAMP COVID Funding
Hannah Fuller February 2, 2021At the end of a tumultuous year, the Senate passed both a long overdue COVID relief package and the Fiscal Year 2021 appropriations bill. Both of these activities included important victories for farmers and farmers market operators, but also highlighted the need to critically consider how these programs and funds will be administered by USDA…
Takeaways from Match the Market
Hannah Fuller February 1, 2021When Iowa Healthiest State Initiative and Pinnacle Prevention received the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) grant, Aryn Mclaren (Iowa Healthiest State Initiatives) and Adrienne Udarbe (Pinnacle Prevention) focused their efforts on expanding the types of participating outlets to include farmers markets and brick and mortar sites. Aryn and Adrienne knew making the leap to…
SDSPA: Specialty Producer Webinar Series
Diana Broadaway January 28, 2021Educational Webinar Series for Specialty Food Producers The South Dakota Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) has announced a new educational series for local food producers, Farmers Markets managers and vendors, and others interested in selling direct to consumers. “We are hosting training for producers to get together over the winter and plan for the summer 2021…
Graphic Design for Non-Designers Webinar
Hannah Fuller January 21, 2021This webinar was held on January 20, 2021 by FMC Communications Staff. Watch the recording to join the communications staff of the Farmers Market Coalition in this skills development workshop on graphic design basics for non-designers. This webinar is part of a series of marketing and communications webinars specifically developed for market operators. Participants will…
Communities of Practice: Fostering Communication and Collaboration
Diana Broadaway January 13, 2021Nurturing communities and the connections they foster is central to strengthening local and regional food systems. These communities may be formal or informal, large or small. We may not realize how many of these communities we participate in each day and how these opportunities to share with and learn from one another influence our personal…
