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Sen. King Celebrates Maine Farmers’ Markets
August 16, 2016 CategoriesWith National Farmers Market Week Around the Corner, Maine Agriculture Continues to Grow Farmers’ markets have a long and proud history in New England that dates back to colonial times. And with the exciting growth we’ve seen in Maine agriculture recently, that tradition of farmers bringing their goods to market has bloomed into an important […]
Marrying CSA to farmers’ market
June 22, 2015 CategoriesA debit-type CSA works well at farmers’ market I have attended farmers’ markets since 1983, yet the whole idea of a CSA has always fascinated me as a practical method to market my farm’s produce. Having customers get a box of food each week that they paid for at the beginning of the season seemed […]
Videos to learn from
December 18, 2014 CategoriesVideos about farmers’ markets, small scale food production and the new economy arising around these. Video Series on subjects of interest to farmers’ markets. Farmers’ Market Management Video FAQ series, from the Farmers’ Market Coalition Growing Fresh Food series, from Cooking Up a Story. Peak Moment TV, “Locally reliant living for challenging times.” Although the website sells DVDs […]
Farmers’ markets as community resources
November 28, 2014 Categoriesby Sue Sergeant, Brunswick Farmers’ Market (article from 1990’s Selling Outdoors) I have been thinking about farmers’ markets as community resources and thought some experiences we have had at the Brunswick Farmers’ Market might be worth sharing. At first glance a farmers’ market may seem to be just an outlet for several small businesses. Look […]