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Two weeks ago, I traveled to Washington DC to attend the National Direct Agricultural Marketing Summit organized by USDA. While in Washington, in addition to indulging my inner child by going to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum to see the space shuttle Discovery, I joined with other farmers’...
Last month, as PCFMA marked August as Farmers Market Month, we published a series of essays called “The Stakeholder Series.” These essays, available at pcfma.org, explore the important contributions made by four groups – community sponsors, farmers, customers, and local businesses – that make our...
In early July, a company called Novo Dia sent shockwaves through the farmers’ market community nationwide when it announced it was going out business. Novo Dia makes software that allows farmers’ markets to accept payments from SNAP customers (those enrolled in the federal food assistance program...
This month, we – the Pacific Coast Farmers’ Market Association (PCFMA) – are joining in the celebration of Farmers’ Market Week by highlighting the market champions, the people who make the farmers’ markets successful. This post is the introduction of a four-part series of articles, with each piece...