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Black Food Matters: Race and Equity in the Good Food Movement

In this video: Devita Davison, director of marketing and communications at FoodLab Detroit, shares the story of Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack, explaining the barriers there still are today for food…

Trainings and tools | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility

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Black, White, and Green: Farmers Markets, Race, and the Green Economy

"Farmers markets are much more than places to buy produce. According to advocates for sustainable food systems, they are also places to “vote with your fork” for environmental protection, vibrant…

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility | Trainings and tools

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Board Best Practices Webinar

This FMC webinar from 2010 covers best practices for creating a board for your farmers market, running meetings, and effectively implementing nonprofit governmence. Speakers are Stacy Miller, Jeff Farbman, and…

Program Administration | Organizational structure

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Building a Food System that Values Workers Webinar

(March 2020) Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, our nation’s farmers and food workers have remained hard at work to provide for our survival. This moment is clarifying our…

Trainings and tools | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility

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5 Tips for Nonprofit Collaboration

This article from the National Council on Nonprofits talks in plain language about how to approach partnerships to give them the greatest chance for success; it addresses being explicit about…

Messaging, Marketing, and Engagement | Partnership development

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A Brief Guide to Reciprocal Community-University Partnerships

This two page checklist from the University of Southern Maine offers guidance for developing community partnerships with universities in ways that ensure mutual understanding, benefit, and respect.

Messaging, Marketing, and Engagement | Partnership development

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ADA Compliance for Farmers Markets

Part of the Center for Agriculture & Food System's Farmers Market Legal Toolkit, this section gives an overview of how the American Disability Act applies to farmers markets.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility | Design and location

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Adding EBT Access to Your Farmers’ Market

This webinar is hosted by California based nonprofit the Ecology Center and discusses how to offer SNAP/EBT access at your farmers market including information about how to apply to FNS,…

Getting Started | General Guides

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Advanced Strategies Approaches for SNAP/LINK Programs at your Farmers' Market - PART III

Discussions on enhancing your outreach efforts to community groups, organizations, and your Chamber of Commerce, developing incentives to keep your market sustainable , and getting your community members engaged with…

Messaging, Marketing, and Engagement | Partnership development

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Americorps State and National

The Corporation for National & Community Service offers several programs-- some administered at the state and the other at the national levels-- that, among other aims, work to alleviate poverty.

Messaging, Marketing, and Engagement | Partnership development

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