Ohio Contacts
The Farmers’ Market Management Network, Inc.*
Contact: Jaime Moore
E-mail: fjaimemoore320@gmail.c
Web site: www.fmmn.org
OHIO PROUD Program
Ohio Department of Agriculture
Lori Panda
Senior Program Manager
Ohio Proud & Specialty Crop Block Grant Programs
8995 E. Main Street
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
Phone: 614.466.8798
Fax: 614.466.7754
Web site: www.ohioproud.org
To add resources or news to this page, please contact:
Marian Weaver
marian@farmersmarketcoalition.org
SNAP Info & Contacts
Program Name/EBT Card Name: Food Assistance/Direction Card
Current Contractor: Xerox State and Local Solutions, Inc. (Conduent)
For more information about state-level resources available in Ohio, contact:
Beth Knorr
President
The Farmers’ Market Management Network, Inc.
info@fmmn.org
farmersmarket@cvcountryside.org
(330) 657-2542 ext 224
Ohio Ag Department
Ohio Department of Agriculture
FMNP & SFMNP
WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program
Michele Frizzell Chief
Email: michele.frizzell@odh.ohio.gov
Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program
Linda Neumann, SFMNP Program Administrator
FAX: (614) 466-5741
Phone: (614) 728-2266
Ohio News/Case Studies
Standing Together Against Racism: Black Lives Matter
Stephanie Fenty June 3, 2020Over the past week, the United States has been shaken by the deep inequities rooted within our justice system that have continued to destroy the lives of Black Americans like George Floyd. In the past, the Farmers Market Coalition has largely remained silent on matters of race and injustice. We will do so no longer.… Read More
Growing Your Grassroots
Stephanie Fenty May 28, 2020The data that FMC has collected over the past decade and a half indicate what many suspect: farmers markets are important staples in our communities. Not only a place to buy fresh local produce, farmers markets serve as a place to connect with others and be reminded of the integral role food plays in our… Read More
Event Opportunity! Firmly Rooted: Building Enterprise and Ownership in a Regional Food Economy
Marian Weaver September 20, 2018EVENT INFORMATION Date Thu Sep 27, 2018 12:00pm – 1:30pm Contact csg.program@aspeninst.org Location Walter Hall Rotunda at Ohio University 25 South Green Drive Athens, Ohio 45701 Hosts Community Strategies Group For more than 30 years, the southeast region of Appalachian Ohio has been leading the way in leveraging rural assets and enterprise to build a… Read More
New downtown Akron fresh-food market sets October opening
Marian Weaver September 12, 2018Akron’s getting a new source of fresh food from local farmers and other producers — the city’s anticipated Countryside Public Market. Cuyahoga Valley Countryside Conservancy, which will run the market, said it has received funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation that will enable it to open the market in the Northside… Read More
From Coast to Coast: A Snapshot of the 2018 Farmers Market Poster Contest
Allie Vrtachnik May 25, 2018The 2018 National Farmers Market Poster Contest has come to a close, folks! The deadline for poster submissions was May 15th, but you still have till until May 31st to act as a judge for the Fan Favorite award. Your vote counts as a ‘like’ for your local market or favorite submission. Browse the contest… Read More
2018 Ohio Farmers Market Conference
Marian Weaver February 16, 2018Please join us for the 9th annual Ohio Farmers’ Market Conference Producers: The Foundation of a Great Market This year’s conference will be held in Dublin once again, and back by popular demand is Vance Corum. Mr. Corum is a farmers’ market expert in organizing and development, and bestselling author of “The New Farmers’ Market.”… Read More
Countryside Winter Farmers Market: Where Recreation Meets Agriculture
Allie Vrtachnik December 20, 2017Ohio’s Countryside Conservancy’s main season and winter markets are situated in Cuyahoga Valley National Park, where agricultural activities date back over 2,000 years. The Countryside Initiative Program, established in 1999, enables farmers to lease within the park to reinvigorate and continue the lands’ rich agricultural history. Several of these farms and farms within 75 miles… Read More
Farmers Market Metrics and Market Vendors
Darlene Wolnik November 28, 2017By Dar Wolnik, FMC Senior Researcher | darlene@farmersmarketcoalition.org (A version of this article was published in Growing For Markets August 2017 issue by Dar Wolnik. To subscribe, go to GFM online) Since the 1970s, farmers markets have been started by various groups in order to serve many purposes. The timeline below is arranged by the major… Read More
2016 FINI Grant Awardees Announced
Honesta Romberger June 10, 2016This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the awardees of $16.8 million in competitive grants to help SNAP (formally food stamps) participants increase their purchases of fruits and vegetables. The funding comes from the Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive (FINI) program, authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill and administered by USDA’s National Institute of Food… Read More
Meet Countryside Conservancy
Honesta Romberger March 21, 2016Spring is finally here! And that means the height of market season is just around the corner. This week, Countryside Conservancy helps us celebrate the turn for warmer weather and the fresh, Spring produce we’ve been waiting for all winter. Head on over to Instagram to follow how Countryside Conservancy markets bring farm-fresh food… Read More
Meet Northside Farmers Market
Honesta Romberger January 12, 2016Howdy, from Cincinnati, Ohio! Bundle up, friends, because this week our Guest Instagram series takes you to Northside Farmers Market, a place that doesn’t let something trivial like a midwestern winter freeze its love for the local food scene. Market Manager, Ana Bird tells us how Northside FM warms the cold, Cincinnati months with fresh,… Read More
**Updated** Congratulations to FMC Member FMPP and FMSSG Awardees!
Liz Comiskey October 9, 2015The awardees of the 2015 Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP), the Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP), and the first ever Farmers Market SNAP Support Grants (FMSSG) were announced last week! Check out all of the FMC members that were awarded below. Many FMC members will also benefit from grant projects within their community networks; you… Read More
Spring market season is ripe for data collection at AFRI pilot markets
Liz Comiskey May 15, 2015While farmers market shopping activity across the United States heats up, nine markets in three regions will also be springing into action with their data collection season for the AFRI-funded Indicators for Impacts project, a three-year data collection research pilot led by University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Dr. Alfonso Morales and Farmers Market Coalition. Last fall each… Read More
FMC Poster Contest Winners!
Jen O'Brien August 3, 2014Happy National Farmers Market Week! To kick-off the celebration, FMC is excited to announce the winners of the first-ever FMC Poster Contest. Over the past month we’ve received more than 160 farmers market posters from across the country, each highlighting the unique flavors, farms and events of their regions. Market posters are not only promoting a… Read More
Farmers Market Metrics Prototype Released
Jen O'Brien July 8, 2014As hundreds of markets open for the year and others begin their summer season, the Farmers Market Coalition held a kickoff of its own, unveiling the first round of prototype reports from the Farmers Market Metrics project. The Farmers Market Metrics project is a multifaceted measurement initiative conducted in partnership with advocacy groups, market organizations,… Read More
WIC FMNP: A Win-Win for Families and Farmers
Liz Comiskey July 28, 2013The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) provides low-income young and expecting mothers an incentive to access to fresh, nutritious fruits and vegetables at farmers markets while reinvesting government dollars into local economies and providing crucial revenue to small farmers. In 2012, the program cost-effectively provided fresh produce to more than… Read More
2013 Discover You Can Participants Announced
Liz Comiskey April 26, 2013We are excited to announce the winners of the 2013 Discover You Can Learn Make Share℠ program. Thirty FMC member farmers market organizations have been selected by the Farmers Market Coalition and Jarden Home Brands, makers of Ball® Brand Fresh Preserving Products, to take part in this summer’s canning education program. The selected 30 organizations… Read More
