“Bloomfield Development Corporation was excited to learn that the National Direct Ag Marketing Conference would take place this year as we have felt that there aren't enough opportunities for small farmer's markets such as ourselves to learn from others. We were thrilled to not only meet so many other small and medium sized markets and learn and share best practices, but to also learn so much about data collection, specific programming ideas, and key partnerships that could be feasible for us in the future. In particular, sessions around risk management, how and why to capture data, and how other markets have won FMPP grants were helpful for us. I value the connections I made, reaching several similar-sized markets who I'll remain in contact with as we continue to share information and use each other as a resource and sounding board. And I came to the conference with two specific problems or questions that I was having difficulty answering, and I made connections that will help me understand how to collect data to answer my questions. Overall, I enjoyed the conference, and look forward to the logistics and infrastructure being expanded in a way to better support the amazing content of the conference.”