With the current economic situation, producers and consumers alike are looking for local, sustainable food sources. This workshop provided a vision of how Farmers’ Markets can be an increasingly viable venue for fresh, locally grown food.
Held on Saturday, December 3, 2011, at the Townhouse West Assembly Room, 217 N. Washington, Iola, KS, the day's sessions were developed for both farmers market vendors and market organizers.
To download PDFs of presentations, please click on the name of the session:
Tracey Graham, Chapter Coordinator of the Our Local Food-Twin Rivers
Production Techniques to the Lengthen the Garden Season, Part 1A, Part 1B, Part 2A, Part 2B, and Part 2C
David Coltrain, K-State Research & Extension Agent, River Valley District, Horticulture and Community Development
Consider Marketing at Farmers Markets a Business, Not a Hobby
David Coltrain, K-State Research & Extension Agent, River Valley District, Horticulture and Community Development
Market Customers Eat With Their Eyes
Katherine Kelly, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Cultivate Kansas City
Post Harvest Handling, Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3
Laura Christensen, Program Director of Growing Growers
Confessions of a Small Town Market Manager – working with vendors, volunteers and the community, Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3
Eileen Nichols, Manager of the Webb City Farmers Market (MO)
Electronic Bank Transfer at the Market
Tracey Graham, Chapter Coordinator of the Our Local Food-Twin Rivers
Rapid Market Assessment
Tracey Graham, Chapter Coordinator of the Our Local Food-Twin Rivers and former Emporia Farmers Market Manager
Workshop partners included Allen County Farm Bureau, the Kansas Rural Center and the Our Local Food program with funding assistance from Kansas Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture, Kansas Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Alternative Crops, and the USDA Specialty Crop Grant Program, through a sub-grant from the Kansas Department of Agriculture.
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