Ohio will receive federal funding to provide wireless terminals to farmers’ markets that are not currently participating in SNAP. [...]
We are looking for produce, particularly fruit, bakers, honey,apple butter. Plants are fine also but NO trees or bushes. We will open June 5th. (every Tues) Our hours are 3:30 to 6 pm. We close the last Tues. in Sept. We have our market in the park on 62 right in front of the sidewalk [...] 
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 
Join FMC for a Webinar on April 17 Inputs? Outputs? Outcomes? Don’t let these terms intimidate you. Whether you’re preparing a grant proposal or getting ready for a big project, a logic model can be an effective (and sometimes necessary) tool for understanding the effectiveness of a program, the relationship between it’s goals and final [...] 
Are you a farmers’ market vendor with temperature sensitive or cottage food products? Are you a Sanitarian assigned to inspect farmers’ markets? Join Dan Milo and staff from Ohio Department of Agriculture’s Office of Food Safety to discuss farmers’ markets and the food safety laws that apply. Sessions are free. Space is limited. Reserve your [...] 
The recording of the Countryside Conservancy and the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA) webinar from last week is now available online at www.oeffa.org. The webinar, “Effective Cover Cropping Systems for Specialty Crop Farms,” featuring Steve Groff looked at the effectiveness of tillage radish as an annual cover crop alternative. A passionate advocate for [...] 
Farmers’ Markets, Cottage Food & Food Processing Establishments Are you a farmers’ market vendor with temperature sensitive or cottage food products? Are you a Sanitarian assigned to inspect farmers’ markets? Join Dan Milo from Ohio Department of Agriculture’s Office of Food Safety to discuss farmers’ markets and the food safety laws that apply. Sessions are [...] 
Yesterday, Erin Buckwalter from NOFA-VT and other market leaders were interviewed on NPR, you can listen here: http://www.vpr.net/episode/53095/for-farmers-markets-growth-without-growing-pains/
As you know, producers are responding to skyrocketing demand for local food by increasing production, creating new markets, and launching new businesses. Locally marketed foods accounted for an estimated $4.8 billion in gross sales in 2008, whilethe number of farmers markets nationwide jumped 17 percent in 2011. Despite these growing opportunities, producers face significant infrastructure, [...] 
Veggie Compass is a free farm management tool for diversified fresh market vegetable growers, developed by University of Wisconsin – Madison. The system focuses upon a comprehensive spreadsheet designed to facilitate the analysis of farm records. [...] |
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