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. […]
Right now, getting fresh, healthy meals to underserved communities is more important than ever. The Schoolyard Market is a prime example of how farmers markets can be used as a tool for fighting food insecurity, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hope and Main (H&M) is a kitchen incubator based in Rhode Island. Although their primary […]
Justin Cantafio, the executive director of the Farmer’s Markets of Nova Scotia Cooperative, discussed how the non-profit cooperative has helped the market vendors and customers stay safe and increased market accessibility during the pandemic, the difference between the structure of markets in Canada (particularly Nova Scotia) and the United States, and highlighted the importance of […]
What is good food? How do we define what we want out of our food system, and how can you assess your farmers market, neighborhood, and city’s success at providing “good food”? The LA Food Policy Council has developed an innovative way of answering and presenting these questions. Their program is meant to inform, not […]
Project Summary: In the Fall of 2020, the Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture Planning (DPLA) Workshop, led by assistant professor Edna Ledesma, will partner with the Fondy Farmers Market to study the Fond Du Lac and North Area in Milwaukee, WI to explore the potential upgrading of the market into a new city place. […]
