You may have noticed that MFFM adopted a new tagline last summer: “Nourishing the roots of our communities.” Those roots include the historic tradition of rural farmers bringing goods to public spaces in Maine towns and cities. They include generations bonding over the sharing of recipes and food preparation tips. And those roots include Mainers […]
November 2017
Branding your farmers’ market – guinea pigs needed!
November 24, 2017 Categories
At this year’s Maine Farmers’ Market Convention (January 11th at the Augusta Civic Center), creative strategist Arielle Bywater (from Pica in Belfast) will be discussing ways farmers’ markets can hone their brands to reach new customers and increase loyalty among existing shoppers. Arielle will be looking at all aspects of a market’s outreach strategy, including websites, […]
Small Business Saturday
November 23, 2017 Categories
If you’re looking for a shopping experience quite different from what you’ll find at big box stores, an experience that is small and friendly, and a way to support small business and farmers in your town, make a trip to the farmers’ market on Small Business Saturday! Below is a list of the markets we […]
Maine Harvest Bucks: Good public policy.
November 17, 2017 CategoriesFresh fruits and vegetables matter. Research has shown that with many diseases, including cancer, obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and heart and lung disease, the consumption of fruits and vegetables play a large role as preventative medicine. While treatment for diabetes is a tough pill to swallow (often involving many, many pills), the way to prevent the […]