A Toolkit for managers of businesses, created by Stanford University, to help managers

An example of a short sponsorship information sheet for Growing Hope's Ypsilanti Farmers Markets, and for the Ypsilanti Food Awards fundraiser for the markets, this shows how markets might pitch…

Chapter 4 of the Washington State Farmers Market Management Toolkit covers many aspects of the people at your market, including Market Manager job descriptions; contracts; training manual; payroll resources; tips…

This chapter from the Washington State Farmers Market Management Toolkit includes recruitment, farm verification, vendor relations, and cross-cultural communications that can be helpful for anyone staff who are interacting with…

Chapter 9 from the Washington State Farmers Market Management Toolkit covers many legal, regulatory, and policy areas for markets, including musician publishing rights, food safety, insurance options, safety & emergency…

Simple, at-a-glance charts can be helpful to support customers navigating multiple forms of currency at the market and to show vendors what products can be bought with what tokens, coupons,…

This brief, high-level set of powerpoint slides from Lynda Brushett for the Cooperative Development Institute may help markets think about conflict at their site at a big picture level. ConflictManagementforFM

This 15-page vendor guide from the UBC Centre for Sustainable Food Systems includes, recruitment, fees, guidelines, policies, day of, health & safety, and how to apply.

Application for those applying as a group of producers

A form created by the Portland Farmers Market for vendors their concerns about market operations, vendor policies, or other vendors’ compliance with market rules. Requires vendors to specifically reference the…