Minnesota Contacts
Minnesota Farmers’ Market Association
9800 155th Street East
Nerstrand MN 55053
Website: www.mfma.org
Email: info@mfma.org
Contact:
Kathy Zeman, Executive Director
Cell: (507) 664-9446
Emai: kzeman@mfma.org
Jesse Davis, Director of Member Services
Cell: (218) 259-9675
Email: jdavis@mfma.org
Kim Guenther, Communications Director
Cell: (573) 470-4445
Email: kguenther@mfma.org
SNAP Info & Contacts
Program name/EBT Card Name: SNAP/Minnesota EBT Card
Current Contractor: Fidelity Information Services, LLC (FIS)
Market Bucks match SNAP-EBT customers’ dollars at participating farmers markets across Minnesota.
Contact:
Rachel Holmes
Hunger Solutions Minnesota
rholmes@hungersolutions.org
651-789-9842
Minnesota Ag Department
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
FMNP & SFMNP
WIC and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program
Ashley Bress, FMNP/SFMNP Contact
Toll Free: 1-800-942-1636
Email: Ashley.Bress@state.mn.us
Minnesota Resources
Minnesota Farmers’ Market Association: Farmers’ Markets Exempt From Restaurant and Bar Closure
Alex Canepa March 17, 2020MIFMA Farmers’ Market Manual
Allie Vrtachnik January 4, 2018MIFMA has a farmers’ market manual available to members with all the latest info for farmers market within the state. Chapters include: Starting A Farmers’ Market Organizing Structuring Governance Structure Managing Your Farmers’ Market Financial Management Food Safety and Food Licensing Building A Vendor Base Food Assistance Programs Obtaining Financial Resources Promoting Your Farmers’ Market… Read More
“Farmers Market” Defined
Alex Canepa November 2, 2017The federal government, along with many states and commonwealths define “farmers market” in statute or code. These definitions determine eligibility for participation in programs including the WIC and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Programs as well as state-administered farmers market certification programs. In the interest of consumer protection, lawmakers in multiple states have also explicitly prohibited… Read More
Minnesota Cottage Food Law—Non Potentially Hazardous Food
June 15, 2017As of July 1, 2015, individuals can sell non-potentially hazardous (NPH) foods made in their home kitchens, without a license (Minnesota Statute 28A.152). NPH foods are foods that do not support the rapid growth of bacteria that would make people sick when held outside of refrigerated temperatures: these are the types of foods the 2015… Read More
Minnesota Cottage Food Fact Sheet
June 15, 2017The 2015 MN Cottage Foods Law is an exemption from food licensing for non-potentially hazardous (NPH) foods (aka cottage foods), as long as specific conditions are met by the cottage foods producer. This fact sheet helps markets and producers understand the law. Read More
West Central Minnesota Farmers Market Pricing Study
Liz Comiskey August 19, 2015University of Minnesota Extension and the University of Minnesota Morris’ Center for Small Towns collected price data for nine popular vegetables at seven farmers markets in West Central Minnesota, as well as six mainline grocery stores and two natural food stores during peak growing season in July and August of 2014. The market basket consisted… Read More
Catalyzing Change: What can we learn from FMPP’s activities and impacts?
Stacy December 9, 2013What role does USDA’s Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP) play in growing stronger, healthier, more innovative and inclusive food systems? Last fall, FMC embarked on an evaluation to assess the impacts of FMPP since its inception in 2006, with more than 200 organizations responding to a survey of grantees. Stacy Miller, director of the research… Read More
FMC Insurance Webinar Series
Liz Comiskey December 7, 2013Protecting Board Members & Learning the Nitty Gritty of Statewide Insurance Programs. April 5, 2011. Peter Kochenburger, University of Connecticut School of Law; Melissa Kauffman, Jester Insurance; Bill Otto, Minnesota Farmers Market Association; Jeff Cole, Mass Farmers Markets. Making the Most of Your Market Insurance Policy & Minimizing Market Liability Risk. March 8, 2011. Eileen… Read More
Obtaining Nonprofit Status for your Farmers Market
Stacy October 28, 2013This four page document from the Minnesota Farmers Market Association (MFMA) provides an overview of all the steps required to achieving nonprofit status. Note: Agency contact information is specific to Minnesota. Read More
