Local producers and vendors Market managers and lead personnel Local civic leaders, city officials, volunteer orgs State resources & contacts State organizations National organizations
Number of farmers markets in the state?? Average age of shoppers? Average age of vendors? Items most purchased? Second most items purchased? Percentage increase in number of markets in Iowa sales from 1994 to 2009? Sales in dollars?? Iowa’s ranking in per capita farmers markets?? IDALS 2009 EIS by NASS & Strategic Economics Group, Inc.
• Get to know them • Tap into their strengths • Manage their work space • Provide them with clear, concise, enforced market rules • Be on site with them • Celebrate with them
◦ Nearby communities with strong markets ◦ IDALS farmers market list w/manager contact info IDALS homepage, click on “About”, then “Programs”, then “Farmers Markets” and finally “Farmers Market Directory” https://www.iowaagriculture.gov/
You Your community network Your social media community Outside the box – ◦ Senior centers ◦ WIC clinics City officials Extension Offices County Health Depts.
State Resources • Access to market & vendor requirements at the state level • Specific state resources • Web-based market info • Web-based market manual • Smart phone app • Farmers Market Nutrition Programs • Periodic email notifications • Training info, etc.
Me IA Dept of Human Services ◦ Paul Ovrom @ 515-242-6239 or paul.ovrom@iowaagriculture.gov ◦ EBT machines ◦ Tracy Penick @ IA Dept of Agriculture 515-281-4935 IA Dept of ◦ FMNP: Stephanie Groom @ 515-725-1179 Inspections & ◦ Vendor scales Appeals ◦ Meat/Poultry sales ◦ Food & Consumer Safety ◦ Dairy products Bureau ◦ Pet foods at markets ◦ Kurt Rueber @ ◦ Nutrition voucher programs 515-281-6538 ◦ Main #: 515-281-5321 IA Dept of Revenue ◦ 800-367-3388
FSMA Produce Safety Rule & Food Safety ◦ Paul Ovrom @ 515-242-6239 or paul.ovrom@iowaagriculture.gov ◦ Dr. Angela Shaw @ angelaml@iastate.edu ◦ http://safeproduce.cals.iastate.edu/ IA Sensitive Crops Directory ◦ https://ia.driftwatch.org/ ◦ Paul @ paul.ovrom@iowaagriculture.gov Double Up Food Bucks Program ◦ Aryn McLaren @ 515-309-3227 or aryn@iowahealthieststate.com ◦ http://www.iowahealthieststate.com/resources /communities/double-up-food-bucks/
http://www.iafarmersmarkets.org/ • Workshops & Conferences • Advice • Networking Winter 2020: • plans for a combined conference http://www.ifvga.org/
• Web Resources • Web-based Programs • List Serves • Networking
• Thank you! • Feel free to contact me… Paul Ovrom 515-242-6239 or paul.ovrom@iowaagriculture.gov
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