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Measuring Michigan Farmers Markets Data Collection Toolkit
Alex Canepa June 15, 2023Since 2015, MIFMA has been working with Market Managers to foster a culture of data collection and to capture and evaluate their economic contributions and market impacts at a statewide level. MIFMA created the following Data Collection Toolkit for Market Managers who want to collect, analyze, and share data to advance their market’s mission.
State Funding through the Legislature for Farm Direct Nutrition Incentives
Alex Canepa January 7, 2022The Farmers Market Coalition is proud to present our third practitioner paper. Written by Molly Notarianni of Oregon’s Farmers Market Fund and Elizabeth Borst of Virginia Fresh Match, this paper addresses the topic of state funding through the legislature for nutrition incentives. Acknowledging that GusNIP funding has provided a pathway for projects to grow, the…
Data Collection Comfort Among Farmers Market Operators
Alex Canepa April 30, 2021Analysis of the level of comfort among farmers market operators for data collection
Beyond SNAP: Incentives for WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program
Alex Canepa April 14, 2021Farmers Market Coalition is pleased to offer its second practitioner paper published through the Nutrition Incentive Hub, “Beyond SNAP: Incentives for Voucher and Coupon Programs,” by Erin Molnar and Amanda Osborne . Though SNAP incentives support the needs of many, hunger persists just outside the income threshold for eligibility. As a response, Countryside Food and…
Farmers markets as a strategy for improving food environments pp 54-60
Alex Canepa February 25, 2021When designed effectively, supported by knowledge and an understanding of the food-environment concept, government policy and fiscal measures can positively influence what food is available to consumers and lead to healthier dietary choices. The food-environment concept, for example, has been crucial to understanding and tackling food insecurity and food apartheid, as described in this chapter.
The Origins of Incentives: Incentivizing Behavior Change through the Farmers Market Model
Alex Canepa January 29, 2021The Farmers Market Coalition is proud to offer our first practitioner paper, “The Origins of Incentives,” by Richard McCarthy. Through the lens of Market Umbrella, the New Orleans farmers market network, McCarthy lays out a history of incentive programs in farm direct. This paper outlines the ways in which the rise in EBT technology was…
Farmers Market Food Safety Resource Guide
Alex Canepa November 18, 2020This guide provides in-depth education on food safety concepts from farm to market, and includes practical tips and checklists to ensure you’re following standards.
Report: Toward Market Cities: Lessons on Supporting Public Market Systems from Pittsburgh, Seattle, and Toronto
Hannah Fuller November 10, 2020Public markets systems in North America are both agile and fragile. When the coronavirus pandemic caused widespread stay-at-home orders and business closures, many markets across the continent stayed open, continuing to safely provide fresh and healthy food to residents as supply chains were strained and serve as an economic lifeline to farmers and other producers.…
Iteration, innovation, and collaboration: Supporting farmers markets’ response to COVID-19
Diana Broadaway November 9, 2020Commentary on COVID-19 and the Food System authored by the Farmers Market Coalition for the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
Young Farmers Racial Equity Toolkit
Alex Canepa June 24, 2020This toolkit is a starting point. It aims to orient and incite members toward preliminary consciousness-raising and direct action. This toolkit does not detail a universally applicable pathway toward resolving pervasive racialized oppression; it is an initial resource for people who are overwhelmed by the breadth and depth of the problem, and need help determining…
