Social Media Cheat Sheet

Share these posts, especially before and during National Farmers Market Week. If you want to get creative, order some “I Heart Farmers Markets” temporary tattoos for your market and post photos with them to Instagram with the hashtag #MarketLove. Let’s spread the message and keep in touch on Facebook & Twitter!

Farmers Markets Preserve America’s Rural Livelihoods and Farmland

#FarmersMarkets provide beginning farmers a low-cost way to enter marketplace & grow their businesses. bit.ly/1JxwXga #farmersmarketweek

#FarmersMarkets protect #farmland from development. 1 in 4 farmers at markets farm on protected land. bit.ly/1JxwXga #farmersmarketweek

#FarmersMarkets create year-round opportunities for farmers & ranchers. The # of winter markets nearly tripled since 2010. bit.ly/1JxwXga #farmersmarketweek

According to USDA, farmers who sell at #FarmersMarkets are more likely to stay in business than those that don’t. bit.ly/1JxwXga

16% of #FarmersMarket farmers are under 35. Markets allow them to start small and grow their businesses . bit.ly/1JxwXga #farmersmarketweek

The @SeattleFarmMkts alone support <10k acres of #farmland in diversified production. bit.ly/1JxwXga #farmersmarketweek

Love farmers markets?  Celebrate National Farmers Market Week by helping them grow! http://bit.ly/oXwQxZ #farmersmarketweek

 

Farmers Markets Stimulate Local Economies 

Farmers & ranchers get only 15.6 cents on the dollar. At the farmers market they get the whole hog!. bit.ly/2gK1Th8 #farmersmarketweek

#FarmersMarkets stimulate economies. Markets generated ~$13 mil in #SouthCarolina alone. bit.ly/1GVX10A #farmersmarketweek

Growers selling local create 13 farm jobs per $1 mil in revenue. Those not selling local create 3. bit.ly/1GVX10A #farmersmarketweek

“#FarmersMarkets are the most genuine type of commerce” says @ProperSausages bit.ly/1GVX10A #farmersmarketweek

#FarmersMarkets stimulate commerce & sales at nearby businesses. bit.ly/1GVX10A #farmersmarketweek

Modest funding to support 100-500 #FarmersMarkets could create 13.5k jobs http://bit.ly/1eW4OTh #farmersmarketweek

 

Love farmers markets? Celebrate National Farmers Market Week by helping them grow! http://bit.ly/oXwQxZ #farmersmarketweek

 

Farmers Markets Increase Access to Fresh, Nutritious Food

80% in DC survey say food at #FarmersMarkets is often “fresher, cheaper, and healthier” than other food http://bit.ly/pQne9n #farmersmarketweek

#FarmersMarkets unaffordable? #Myth. 3 studies show comparable or lower prices than at supermarkets. http://bit.ly/1ItE2wF #farmersmarketweek

1.7 million low-income moms & kids got fresh local produce at farmers markets through #WIC FMNP in 2015. http://1.usa.gov/1H0950R #farmersmarketweek

818k low-income seniors got fresh #local produce at #FarmersMarkets through Senior FMNP in 2015 http://1.usa.gov/1FRM1gN #farmersmarketweek

#Farmers and shoppers reap benefits as states pass legislation that connects #SNAP to #FarmersMarkets http://bit.ly/1f1RD39 #farmersmarketweek

Love farmers markets? Celebrate National Farmers Market Week by helping them grow! http://bit.ly/oXwQxZ #farmersmarketweek

 

Farmers Markets Support Healthy Communities

People eat more fruits and veggies when they shop at a #farmersmarket instead of a grocery store http://bit.ly/oPrpYr #farmersmarketweek

#FarmersMarkets give farmers a place to sell their produce & educate shoppers on why food, agriculture & nutrition matter. http://bit.ly/p0zJlb #farmersmarketweek

People have more social encounters at farmers markets than grocery stores. http://bit.ly/1NwyFgd #farmersmarketweek

Boston Cyclists Union offers free bike tune ups at #FarmersMarkets. http://bit.ly/1KpQCPd #farmersmarketweek #goodfood

@ORCityFM helps ~1,500 kids per year make healthy eating choices through the #PowerOfProduce!  http://bit.ly/OS5Jig #farmersmarketweek

3 in 5 farmers selling at #FarmersMarkets educate shoppers about #nutrition and food prep. http://bit.ly/1FRMGPl #farmersmarketweek

Love farmers markets? Celebrate National Farmers Market Week by helping them grow! http://bit.ly/oXwQxZ #farmersmarketweek

 

Farmers Markets Promote Sustainability

Farmers at Columbia FM in Missouri comes from within a 54 mile radius http://bit.ly/ocOuV1

3 in 4 farmers selling at #FarmersMarkets use practices consistent w/ or above #organic standards. http://bit.ly/1U9drd5 #farmersmarketweek

#FarmersMarkets promote sustainability. Boulder County made their market a zero waste. http://bit.ly/oUacH6 #farmersmarketweek

Help the #environment, shop @ #FarmersMarkets. 4 in 5 market farmers use soil health practices like composting. http://bit.ly/1U9drd5

Love farmers markets? Celebrate National Farmers Market Week by helping them grow! http://bit.ly/oXwQxZ #farmersmarketweek 

 

Farmers Markets Educate Communities

Old Town Farmers Market in Wichita, KS, hosts local chefs who teach you how to cook farmers market style http://bit.ly/bwbL2H #farmersmarketweek

Cedar Rapids Downtown District, IA brings in locals and tourists to revitalize the downtown business sector http://j.mp/1gYZwZ #farmersmarketweek

OR City Farmers Market teaches ~1,500 youth about healthy eating Power of Produce (POP) Club http://bit.ly/OS5Jig #farmersmarketweek

From July-Sept. you can learn to preserve produce at one of 30 FMC member markets. http://bit.ly/1BRNNn6 #farmersmarketweek

Historic Lewes Farmers Market provides thousands of $ in educational scholarships to its farmers http://bit.ly/1U1RIDR  #farmersmarketweek

Love farmers markets? Celebrate National Farmers Market Week by helping them grow! http://bit.ly/oXwQxZ #farmersmarketweek

 

Farmers Markets Foster Civic Engagement

According the USDA AMS, more than 60% of farmers markets are managed by volunteers http://1.usa.gov/1TcBHk #farmersmarketweek

Markets bridge urban & rural citizens http://bit.ly/nybTZT #farmersmarketweek

Love farmers markets?  Celebrate National Farmers Market Week by helping them grow! http://bit.ly/oXwQxZ #farmersmarketweek