These resources relate to the Establishment of Farmers Markets.
Florida Extension-Starting a Farmers Market
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- Florida extension drafted a brief overview on import factors in establishing a farmers market and how to prioritize among those.
Farmers’ Market Management Series
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- Southern California extension published a 3-volume series on exactly how to open a farmer’s market—starting at the conceptual stage all the way up to opening day.
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- Georgia’s Department of Agriculture published a guide on developing farmers markets with the unique inclusion of how to address licensing and labeling of products.
Local Government Assistance is Establishing Farmers Markets
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- Mississippi extension addresses how local governments can help in the establishment of farmers markets. This ranges from grants to zoning to advocating for markets at the state level.
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- The Massachusetts Department of Agriculture has produced a guide to run a farmers market. It also provides example documentation for seller applications and market rule checklists.
Farmers Market Development Manual
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- The State of Alabama Farmers Market Authority has published a structured manual on how to approach the small beginnings of a market to handling growth and expansion.
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- As volume 1 in their farmers market management series, the UC Small Farm Center penned a guiding handbook to ease in the establishment of markets.