Tricks, Tools, and Programs, Jaime Moore presents at the Ohio Farmers Market Conference 2014

1. tips, tricks and tools
jaime moore
worthington farmers market

2. tips
you are not the first farmers
market manager of the first
farmers market ever in the world

3. tips
develop a thickskin

4. tips
LISTEN

5. tips
find a method that works for YOU

6. tips
make friends

7. tips
think about your market in terms of years
or seasons, not days or weeks

8. tips
market operation
charge vendors a fee
request things in writing
be consistent
treat your market as a business
put an advisory board together

9. tricks
utilize your off season
off season = planning, organizing, strategizing
on season = EXECUTION

10. tricks
templates should be complete and ready
for sending
weekly vendor confirmation emails
music confirmations
community table confirmation
volunteer email
in season is about EXECUTION

11. tricks
let others do the work for you
“who accepts WIC?”
“who has eggs?”
“which vendors offer gluten free?”
“who accepts senior coupons?”

12. tricks
EXCEL SPREADSHEETS

13. tricks
LISTENING

14. tools
market newsletters
educational opportunities
event ideas
partnerships
programming
resources

15. tools
state and national organizations
farmers market coalition
market umbrella
michigan farmers market association
pennsylvania association for sustainable agriculture
sustainable agriculture research and education

16. tools
state and national organizations
farmers market management network
oeffa
ohio department of agriculture

17. tools
management tools
manage my market

18. tools
google maps
facebook
regulatory agencies

19. thank you
jaime moore
bexley farmers’ market – info@bexleyfarmersmarket.com
dublin farmers’ market – info@dublinfarmersmarket.com
worthington farmers market – worthingtonfarmersmarket@gmail.com