How-to

Assessing Policy to Promote Racial Equity

Policy is often touted as the great equalizer, creating opportunities for all, regardless of their race. Yet evaluating a policy’s capacity to address racial equity is not easy. The Johns…

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility | Market operations, policies, and legalities | Planning and process | Data collection and evaluation | Advocacy and Policy

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Webinar

Closing the Gap on Food & Nutrition Security

From the 2021 Ohio Nutrition Incentive Network Convening, this presentation on projects designed to connect families in need of food access support with local farm direct sales. In particular, this…

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility | SNAP, EBT, and Nutrition Incentive Programs | Design and location | Data collection and evaluation | Farm Stands, CSAs, and Mobile Markets | Box Programs

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Research

Toward a framework for assessing managerial intentions A review of support for market managers’ engagement with nutrition incentive programs

ABSTRACT: The last several years have seen a rapid expansion in the number of nutrition incentive programs implemented at farmers markets. While there has been increased attention paid to these…

Data collection and evaluation | Farmers Markets | Research on FM, SNAP, and NI

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Qualitative Methods Resource

Created by the Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition for the Nutrition Incentive Hub, this document provides an overview of qualitative research and example moderator guides designed for grantees who want…

Evaluation and Reporting | Data collection and evaluation | Sharing your results | What to measure and track

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Webinar

Centering Food on People, Not Process

Community-based organizations across the country are rethinking their approach to the design of food incentive programs, like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — formerly known as food stamps. Rather than…

Partnership development | Getting Started | SNAP, EBT, and Nutrition Incentive Programs | Data collection and evaluation | Understanding your community and customers | Grassroots outreach

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Resource List

Conduct a Needs Assessment

This resource page from Rural Health Information Hub offers a list of community institutions that might offer data to support a community needs assessment in a rural community, and goes…

Evaluation and Reporting | Planning and process | Getting Started | Data collection and evaluation | Sharing your results | What to measure and track

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Resource List

Community Needs Assessment Resource Guide

This Resource Guide from Community Action Partnership provides a long list of resources around planning, conducting, and evaluation the results from a community needs assessment. Resources are drawn from a…

Evaluation and Reporting | Planning and process | Getting Started | Data collection and evaluation | Sharing your results | What to measure and track

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Tool

FM Tracks

FM Tracks is a novel iOS application and web-based portal to collect, manage, and evaluate information about your farmers' market. FM Tracks can be used by other direct-to-consumer markets, including CSAs…

Evaluation and Reporting | Data collection and evaluation

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Tool

Farmers Market Metrics

Farmers Market Metrics (Metrics) is a complete evaluation & data communication system that empowers market operators to tell their market’s story. Streamlined metrics and data collection methods are combined with training…

Evaluation and Reporting | Data collection and evaluation

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How-to

Measuring Racial Equity in the Food System: Established and Suggested Metrics

This tool offers an expansive list of metrics that U.S. food system practitioners and food movement organizations can use to hold ourselves accountable for progress towards a more equitable food…

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility | Evaluation and Reporting | Data collection and evaluation | Operations and policy | What to measure and track

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