Farmers’ Market Management Network

The 2012 Ohio Farmers’ Market Conference will be held on March 9-10, 2012 at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center on OSU’s main campus, 2201 Fred Taylor Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43210 (map).

We are pleased to have joining us Bernie Prince, President of the Farmers Markets Coalition.  Bernie will share information [...]

The third annual “Living Your Small Farm Dream” Northeast Ohio Small Farm Conference and Trade Show, will be from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. on March 31, 2012 at the R.G. Drage Career Center in Massillon, Ohio.

The conference will begin with a keynote address, “Top Ten Trends in Local Foods and How [...]

By: Christie Welch, Farmers’ Market Specialist (welch.183@osu.edu)

I wanted to provide an update on the new IRS rules for farmers’ markets that accept SNAP benefits.  Read below for more information as well as view the attachment.  For those of you who work with ACS to accept SNAP, you can contact them directly.  Their information is included in the attachment.  For those of you who work with a Third Party Processor (TPP) you should receive information from them.  In addition, the Farmers’ Market Coalition conducted a webinar on this topic.  You can view a recording of the webinar on their YouTube Channel:  http://www.youtube.com/user/fmcorg.

Here is the information I received from Ohio Dept. of Job and Family Service:

Continue reading Update on IRS Reporting and SNAP (EBT)

FMMN food safety meeting Dec. 13, 2011 at ODA [...]

Sept. 30th to Oct. 8th

Local Foods week is just around the corner. Celebrate in your community by visiting a farmers’ market or local farm store.

Local Foods Week events in Central Ohio

What are you doing to celebrate local food? Share your events and activities by leaving us a [...]

Market Master for the Olde Worthington Farmers Market

Date Posted: September 22, 2011 Applications Due: October 10, 2011

Salary: 11,000 – 13,000 per year

Hours: Part-time position

(Expected to be at all markets: Summer 7:30 am – 12:30 pm, Winter 8:30 am – 2 pm

Supervisor: Olde Worthington Business Association Executive Director

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Early this year, the Farmers Market Coalition (FMC) sent an email to members about music copyright laws as they apply to farmers markets. I have included that email in the body below for your reference. Lately, we’ve heard even more anecdotal reports from FMC members being contacted by ASCAP regarding potential copyright infringement. Are [...]

The latest Farmers’ Market Directory is out from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and there are 1,000 new ones in the mix. That brings the total to 7,175 markets in operation throughout the United States, 17 percent more than last year.

“The remarkable growth in farmers markets is an excellent indicator of the staying [...]

Stearns Homestead farmers’ market in Parma has a excellent opportunity for homemade bread and pies at it’s Saturday Farmers’ market. If interested-please call Debbie at 440-882-6234

Parma is in Cuyahoga County in NE Ohio.

The Farmers Market Management Network of Ohio celebrates National Farmers’ Week August 7th – 13th, 2011 by highlighting the accomplishments of our markets in Ohio.  Our Ohio Farmers’ Markets are achieving their missions by improving community health, boosting the local economy and building a sense of community identity through a shared social space.

Our [...]