This post, directed at vendors, offers some ideas for gathering phone numbers and emails towards direct marketing to customers.

This article describes a 2008 study of shoppers at a Nevada farmers market and divides customers up according to their motivation for coming to market (health, local food, or non-food-related…

Is your EBT technology giving you trouble? Check out the 7 common mistakes farm direct sites might be making when it comes to EBT equipment and how to fix them!

A visitor count is an essential part of collecting farmers market data. It is a piece of baseline data, meaning we use visitor counts as a way to calculate other…

Black farmers once made up 14 percent of America's farmers. Today, black farmers account for less than 2 percent. One of them, fourth-generation sugar cane farmer Wenceslaus 'June' Provost Jr.,…

Data helps farmers market managers better run, promote and fund their markets. This quick webinar discusses why collecting data is important with examples of what to do with that data.

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

Dr. Regina Bernard-Carreno was born and raised in Hells Kitchen, NYC. She is a graduating pioneer of the African American Studies Master's Degree Program at Columbia University. She completed her…

A brief article from Wholesome Wave Georgia that works to dispel common myths and misperceptions about the SNAP program and its participants.

Project for Public Spaces, an international expert in public markets and public spaces of all types, put out this article that frames ten qualities to consider for market success.