Written by Olivia Nygaard Running a farmers market takes dedication, organization, and the right tools. That’s where Farm2Facts comes in. As a data toolkit designed for markets, by people who understand them, Farm2Facts gives you everything you need to track, measure, and showcase your market’s impact. But you don’t have to learn it all on […]
Written by Olivia Nygaard Farmers markets are more than just places to buy fresh produce—they are vital to local economies, communities, and sustainability efforts. However, amidst the farm-fresh goods and bustling crowds, market managers can face some pretty complex challenges: tracking sales, managing vendors, ensuring accessibility through food assistance programs, and coordinating volunteers. That’s where […]
Farm 2 Facts now has an anonymous vendor sales slips feature! This new feature will make it easier for your vendors to submit sales. Step 1: Go into your Farm 2 Facts market profile. Step 2: Go to collect data and select vendor sales slips. Step 3: Under the online vendor sales slip form, select the […]
It’s been a busy season for the Brownsville Farmers Market, and we had an opportunity to revisit our partners at the market for a second round of data collection this past June. The market is at a critical transitional stage as the market prepares to shift into a newly redeveloped site at the Cannery Public […]
Food insecurity, otherwise known as a lack of reliable access to food, contributes to many long-term health issues and has severe implications for child development. Food insecurity is a very significant issue in the United States. A 2020 Feeding America report projected that in the United States, 1 in 8 adults and 1 in 6 […]
Now that you’ve applied for a grant, you might be wondering what you can be doing until you hear back or how to better prepare for next year’s applications. After having collaborated in six successful USDA grant partnerships, we, the Farm 2 Fact’s team, know the hard work of the application, thrill of submission, and […]
Farm 2 Facts can strengthen your reporting capacity when applying for grant funding. Farm 2 Facts (F2F) worked with leaders at Hope & Main to secure a Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP) grant in 2018 by leveraging their existing data, success, and partnerships to support the market’s growth through this new grant funding. About Hope […]
The deadline for applications to the Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP), Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP), and the new Regional Food System Partnership (RFSP) are a now just a month away (grant Deadlines have been extended from May 11 to May 26th due to COVID-19). We know that the COVID-19 crisis, spring weather, and these […]
Are you starting your application, but don’t know where to begin? Here is rundown of the program and some tips for new managers. The due date for this year’s application is May 11th, 2020, so time is running out! What is FMPP &LFPP? The Farmers Market Promotion Program and Local Food Promotion Program are $27 […]
Farm 2 Facts is thrilled to announce that we’re currently developing a new metric to represent LGBTQ+ vendors at farmers markets. LGBTQ+ farmers are an underrecognized but essential part of agriculture, especially sustainable agriculture. We spoke with University of Wisconsin sociology PhD candidate Jaclyn Wypler, who studies queer and transgender sustainable farmers in conservative rural […]
