http://cookingupastory.com/starting-a-community-farmers-market-2 An online television show (and blog) about food and sustainable living Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:09:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://cookingupastory.com/starting-a-community-farmers-market-2/comment-page-1#comment-41635 chowmama | Weekly Digest (And Check Out ChowMama in Coolhunting!) Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:00:42 +0000 http://cookingupastory.com/?p=9886#comment-41635 [...] Starting a community farmers market: the third piece in a series by a woman who’s trying to bring a farmer’s market to her rural community in New Jersey (via cooking up a story) [...] [...] Starting a community farmers market: the third piece in a series by a woman who’s trying to bring a farmer’s market to her rural community in New Jersey (via cooking up a story) [...]

]]> http://cookingupastory.com/starting-a-community-farmers-market-2/comment-page-1#comment-41620 Suzame Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:46:44 +0000 http://cookingupastory.com/?p=9886#comment-41620 Location is indeed key not just for the community's convenience and visibility but equally or moreso for the farmers. if they don't have ease of loading and unloading, it will make it difficult to operate at your market. So if your desired location also has the optimal access for easy farmers market operations (load in, load out, convenient nearby parking for vendors -- ideally free or subsidized) then you have a stronger argument for your location. Also, in my experience, locations that are a bit off the beaten path are not dealbreakers -- as long as it's accessible and you have a strong publicity plan, you can still have a successful market launch. No matter where you end up, the marketing, the location, the PR, the community commitment -- it will all be integral to long-term success, and it will build over time. Good luck! Location is indeed key not just for the community’s convenience and visibility but equally or moreso for the farmers. if they don’t have ease of loading and unloading, it will make it difficult to operate at your market. So if your desired location also has the optimal access for easy farmers market operations (load in, load out, convenient nearby parking for vendors — ideally free or subsidized) then you have a stronger argument for your location. Also, in my experience, locations that are a bit off the beaten path are not dealbreakers — as long as it’s accessible and you have a strong publicity plan, you can still have a successful market launch. No matter where you end up, the marketing, the location, the PR, the community commitment — it will all be integral to long-term success, and it will build over time. Good luck!

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