“Expanding the Tent”
The 2024 Maine Farmers’ Market Conference
February 6, 2024 – at the Best Western Hotel in Waterville (Feb 7 Snow Date)
The theme for the 2024 conference “Expanding The Tent”, will emphasize the ways in which Maine Farmers’ Markets are growing to better meet the needs of the communities they serve. This includes offering more prepared foods for busy families, expanding access to SNAP and other food subsidy programs, partnering with community allies, and extending markets into the winter months.
Our Farmers’ Market Conference is ideal for new and seasoned farmers’ market vendors, market organizers, aspiring vendors or organizers, community partners, and service providers to small businesses and farms.
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Make Plans To Join Us
The conference includes coffee, tea and breakfast breads and a buffet-style lunch featuring locally-sourced ingredients. Registrations is $30. (MFFM Contributing Members pay just $20.)
You’re welcome to register/buy tickets at our Registration Table on Tuesday, 2/6.
Lodging
If you’re traveling from a distance, or want to make the conference into a short getaway, the Best Western Plus Grand Hotel is offering a discounted lodging rate of $99 plus tax for conference participants.
You will only get that rate by calling the hotel directly at 207-873-0111. Use FARMERS MARKET as the code. The hotel is located at 375 Main Street, directly off the Interstate in Waterville.
Become a Sponsor
Head over to our sponsorship page to learn more or read below.
For sponsors, this is a unique opportunity to connect with the farmers, food makers, and market managers who operate 120+ farmers’ markets in every county in the state and showcase your business as a champion of Maine’s farming families and small business owners. Sponsoring the conference will also align your business or organization with the Maine Federation of Farmers Markets, the only statewide nonprofit that is dedicated to farmers markets.
Contact us
Email Conference Organizer, Amy Sinclair, with any questions: [email protected]