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Re: [Market-farming] market manager job description? market rules?
- From: "Wiediger, Alison" <alison.wiediger AT hart.kyschools.us>
- To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] market manager job description? market rules?
- Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:47:32 -0600
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
From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Road's End Farm
Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 2:27 PM
To: Market Farming
Subject: [Market-farming] market manager job description? market rules?
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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[Market-farming] market manager job description? market rules?,
Road's End Farm, 12/17/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] market manager job description? market rules?, Wiediger, Alison, 12/17/2008
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- Re: [Market-farming] market manager job description? market rules?, sora, 12/18/2008
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