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Markets in Bogotá
As farmers market organizers, we get busy with our logistical work and our market aches and pains that come from growing too fast. As important as it is to remember what we have in front of us in the...
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Vermont leads again
“Vermont is now officially, quantitatively the number one state in the union for local foods two years running, according to Strolling of the Heifers’ 2013 Locavore Index.” Having spent some of the...
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Lessons To Learn
I ran across this Nicholas Lemann article (linked at the end) about how the 1970s grassroots environmental movement just about sputtered to a standstill by the 1990s. I appreciated this article, since...
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What the Nonprofit Annual Report Is, Why It Is Necessary, But More...
Excellent information to consider: Seeking Grant Money Today: What the Nonprofit Annual Report Is, Why It Is Necessary, But More Importantly – How It Can Be Powerful In Increasing A Nonprofit's...
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UC Berkeley Occupy Farm is plowed under by police but already replants
By Judith Scherr and Doug Oakley ALBANY — About 50 Occupy the Farm activists returned to a piece of land Monday evening to replant vegetables plowed under earlier in the day after UC Berkeley police...
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Who are you?
…Seers, contrarians, architects, mentors , connectors, bushwalkers, guardians, citizens…. Which are you? And what about those others in your organization and market?...
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Small-Scale Farmers Are Key To Economy
“…the report cites key studies, which show a positive relationship between agriculture and poverty reduction. For instance, one study has shown that for every 10 per cent increase in farm yields, there...
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Cloud computing is a trap, warns GNU founder
This subject is one that markets must consider as we turn to online accounting and data management systems. Selecting a good offline backup system may be as necessary as finding the right cloud storage...
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Public Health Potential of Farmers’ Markets on Medical Center Campuses: A...
This is one of the most detailed research papers about the campus market, which is another type of market to consider. Describing market types is an ongoing research project of mine (and others) and...
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Creamery settles dispute with feds
“Randy and Karen Sowers will forfeit $29,500 to the government. U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein accused the couple in mid-April of violating federal currency reporting requirements — known as structuring...
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The MOON magazine | The Future of Food
This month we gather around the topic of food—a subject everyone loves. Food is the great convenor, the global common denominator, the alchemical substance that pulls parties into the kitchen, makes...
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Where do we start and end?
As some of you know, I believe that the era of mission-driven farmers markets has just begun and that how we view our work needs to expand to help the farmers and buyers that we work with. In that...
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10 Surprising social media statistics that might make you rethink your social...
here’s a sneak peek at one of those stats: YouTube reaches more U.S. adults aged 18–34 than any cable network 10 Surprising social media statistics that might make you rethink your social strategy –...
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111 Low-Cost or Free Online Tools for Nonprofits
This is an excellent list of tools of which many would be quite helpful for markets and other non-profit food system organizations. I especially like 2, 3, 4, 14, 25, 29, 34, 44, 46, 50, 58, 71, 78,...
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Fishing for answers
Kevin M. Bailey, a senior scientist at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center and affiliate professor at the University of Washington has written a detailed explanation of the economic, scientific and...
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Regulating the life out of community food systems
A link to an excellent opinion piece by Stacy Miller, project director at Farmers Market Coalition where the deep crisis of regulatory burden on small family farms is addressed. No question that the...
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As Cost of Importing Food Soars, Jamaica Turns to the Earth – NYTimes.com
…officials across the region say more young people are getting involved, partly because food prices have soared, but also because governments have promised that agriculture means steady work, and not...
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Vermont Law School Helps Farmers Markets and CSAs
Good overview of the new Center for Agriculture and Food Systems at Vermont Law School that Laurie Ristino is heading. I am honored to be part of one of their first grants to help markets, written in...
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Ask away…
To follow up on Monday’s post on excellent questions NEVER to ask farmers at a market, here is a great site full of questions once SHOULD ask a farmer. I can envision these on a laminated card at the...
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Four Questions You Should Never Ask at a Farmers Market | Civil Eats
I agree with 3 of the 4. I think it’s okay to ask if you can buy something early-the market should have a way to answer that question, and sometimes it’s allowed. And yes, sometimes stores do let...
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