Last month I addressed the issue of growing pains every market will go through. But what happens when vendors start bringing in products which they do not have a permit or license for, or a meat vendor is not selling meat from a USDA plant? These were recently an issue at my farmers’ market. How [...]
As a manager I always wrestle with the thought, “How do I drive more traffic to my farmers’ market and how do I keep customers coming back, year after year?”. The first year for a farmers’ market is critical. If you can’t get good vendors and build a customer base you are sunk. And year [...]
As my market comes upon opening day in little more than a week, I wonder, “What do you do when your vendors don’t follow the rules?” Many markets have this problem. And often the reason is that there is no formalized structure for how the market is run. Each market is different but some markets [...]
It’s about this time of year that most farmers’ markets will start to look at their rules & regulations and determine if they need to be updated. There are many good reasons for having rules for operation of your farmers’ market. But the enforcement of these rules can often lead to power struggles within the [...]
Welcome to the Market Operations Blog!
This blog is hosted by the Farmers’ Market Federation of NY and in this blog we will address some of the day to day duties of farmers’ market managers. As the moderator of this blog I will post on a monthly basis and welcome any input, comments or questions to [...]
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