Farm 2 Facts is assisting Agricultural Community Events (ACE), in partnership with Petaluma Bounty and the University of California- Agriculture and Natural Resources, in a 3 year USDA grant that they received for $750,000 to increase their online and in-person accessibility. ACE is a family of 10 farmers markets in Northern California, all of which […]
Introduction: Farm 2 Facts (F2F) values community empowerment and actively works to uplift local economies by promoting and building strong and inclusive local food systems through the power of data. With this in mind, F2F is thrilled to have contributed to the process of securing a two year planning grant through the USDA Local Food […]
By Anna Feldman The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the way we do almost everything, from going to work to taking a plane. One of the main adjustments is that many functions that used to be done in-person have gone online. For some farmers markets, standard practices like customers picking up produce to inspect it […]
Farm 2 Facts is thrilled to introduce our newest addition to the team! Ms. Nadia Alber will be joining Farm 2 Facts in the Kaufman Lab as the Project Manager. Alber holds an M.S. in Environment & Resources from the Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at UW-Madison. From December 2011 until present, Alber has […]
By Justin Cantafio, Executive Director, Farmers’ Markets of Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is a small maritime province of under a million people on the Atlantic coast of Canada. It only has one city of over 100,000 people, Halifax, whose regional municipality is home to almost half of the province’s entire population. Most Nova Scotians outside […]
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 […]
Hope and Main, located in Warren, Rhode Island, is a culinary incubator providing space and instruction for individuals starting their businesses. Hope and Main strives to create a community of entrepreneurs by empowering local food businesses to be sustainable, resilient, and beneficial to the local economy. In addition to supporting local entrepreneurs, Hope and Main […]
The F2F measures impact. The Farm 2 Facts data collection toolkit was created by University of Wisconsin – Madison to measure the economic, social, and ecological impacts of farmers markets. F2F is used by market managers, market organizations, and other organizations, such as city government, for the purpose of citizen-driven decision-making. F2F serves as a […]
As farmers market managers, food business owners, and other creatives who are passionate about food, you are no stranger to the limitations COVID-19 has imposed on the distribution and consumption of food products. In particular, restaurants have had to deal with capacity limitations and decreased demand as customers have stayed at home. Many restaurants and […]
Managing a market means balancing a lot of different responsibilities, from finding vendors to working with the city. So, it’s not just during market season that managers are busy as can be- it’s 24/7, 365 days a year. What’s the problem? Market managers, vendors, and their stakeholders play important roles in communities around the country. […]
