Check out the following websites and resources

Illinois Department of Agriculture websites

 

Find a Farmers Market near you!

http://www.agr.state.il.us/markets/farmers/index.html

 

Training Forum  – loaded with great training resources for past four years

http://www.agr.state.il.us/farmersmarket/

 

Map of Farmers Markets                   http://www.agr.state.il.us/agrihappenings/farmers.php

 

Farmers Market Coalition (FMC)   –http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/          

 

Engaging the Community for Farmers Market Success

http://nofavt.org/sites/default/files/Community%20Support%20Manual.pdf

New Directions in Marketing for Farmers Markets       http://learningstore.uwex.edu/Assets/pdfs/A3895.pdf

 

Vermont website                   

 

Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont

•           The first guide is for farmers’ market organizers and contains suggestions on how to solicit more diverse community investment and participation in farmers’ markets

•           The second guide is a short brochure for municipalities outlining the

benefits that farmers’ markets offer to town communities and ways that

municipalities can support farmers’ markets.  .

 

http://nofavt.org/sites/default/files/Community%20Support%20Manual.pdf

http://nofavt.org/sites/default/files/FM-municipaloutreach.pdf

http://www.sfma.net/aboutsfma/how2start.shtml

 

Oregon Study                

 

News Article, What makes a good Farmers Market?

Missouri Manual

http://extension.missouri.edu/p/G6223

 

New York Farmers Market Manual 

 

Farmers Market Revolution –http://campusprogress.org/articles/farmers_market_revolution/

 

Alaska Manual                 http://dnr.alaska.gov/ag/ag_FMM.htm