Tennessee Contacts
Tennessee Association of Farmers Markets (TAFM)
board@tnfarmersmarkets.org
SNAP Info & Contacts
Program name/EBT Card Name: SNAP/Benefit Security Card
Current contractor: Fidelity Information Services, LLC (FIS)
Contact:
board@tnfarmersmarkets.org
Tennessee Ag Department
Tennessee Department of Agriculture
FMNP & SFMNP
WIC & Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program
John J. Dreyzehner, Commissioner
Email: john.Dreyzehner@TN.gov
or
Peggy Lewis, Director
Phone: (615) 741-0227
Fax: (615) 532-7189
VOC Contact: 1-800-342-5942 (1-800-DIAL-WIC)
Email: margaret.t.lewis@state.tn.us
FMC Contact
To add state news and resources, contact:
Honesta Romberger
honesta@farmersmarketcoalition.org
Tennessee News/Case Studies
2018 PickTNConference 2/15-17
Allie Vrtachnik February 15, 2018The PickTN Conference is to hosted in Chattanooga, an opportunity to grow your business and attend educational sessions, a tradeshow and network with Tennessee producers. For more information, check out the conference website. Read More
Market Square Farmers Market is Nourishing Knoxville
Allie Vrtachnik August 16, 2017Market Square in Knoxville, Tennessee was created in 1854 when William Swan and Joseph Mabry donated land to the city with the hopes of a “curb market for farmers forever”. Within a decade of this land endowment, the market became a huge draw and two rows of buildings framed what is now modern-day Market Square.… Read More
USDA Farmers Market, Local and Regional Food Systems Grants Announced
Hannah Fuller October 2, 2020The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced this week that it has awarded $27 million in grant funding through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) and $9.3 million in grant funding through the new Regional Food System Partnerships (RFSP) grant program. The grants fall under the Local Agricultural… Read More
Tennessee Resources
UT Extension Publications
Allie Vrtachnik February 15, 2018Archived on the UT’s Extension Publication’s page is a list of pdf formatted documents, ranging from topics such as: Meat Product Labeling Guidance for Direct Farm Marketers several “ECommerce for Direct Marketers” publications Food Safety Best Practices for Farmers Markets …and many more. Take advantage of these UT Extension publication resources. Read More
UTIA Farmers Market Resources
Allie Vrtachnik February 15, 2018The University of Tennessee’s Institute of Agriculture offers farmers market resources in the form on their farmers market bootcamp presentations. The videos are archived by year, and they cover a vast area of topics. Learn more on the UTIA farmers market page presentation page. Read More
