[Market-farming] market manager job description? market rules?

Wiediger, Alison alison.wiediger at hart.kyschools.us
Wed Dec 17 15:47:32 EST 2008


You are welcome to look at our market rules, etc. at
www.skyfarmersmarket.com/joining.html
 
We started with some other market's rules and modified for our situation
- no reason to totally re-invent the wheel!  At the time, there was no
help at the state level, although that has improved in 5 years, so it
took a lot of time.
 
And, for market manager information, take a look at
http://www.farmersmarketcoalition.org/resources/resource-library/  for
resources on almost any segment of farmers markets that you can think
of.
 
We spent about 5-6 months organizing our producer only market in winter
2003/2004, but we just came through our 5th season with almost 50
members, and are feeling like it was really worth the effort.  Until
now, directors have functioned as volunteer managers, but our main
project this winter is to look at what a manager will cost, how we need
to adjust membership/stall fees to afford one, and what we expect a
manager to do.  
 
Have fun!
 
Alison Wiediger, Au Naturel Farm
 
 

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Hi all -- 

I seem to be involved with a group trying to start up a new farmers'
market. 

While we have people in the group with a lot of market experience, we
don't have anybody who's ever done the manager's job. I volunteered to
collect information needed to write up a job description for the market
manager; and also to write up some proposed market rules, for purposes
of discussion. 

Can anybody help me with samples of such things, ideally from a market
of similar size? This will be a small market (my guess is 6 to 10
vendors, to start with) in a small village (population is a couple of
thousand, but there's a good deal of traffic coming through town from
other places). We will definitely be local - only, and expect to invite
as vendors local bakers and craftspeople as well as farmers. 

Thanks -- 
-- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 5 mostly 
Fresh-market organic produce, small scale
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