It may be useful in discussions about markets to categorize all the various members of farmers’ markets in some way. It is acknowledged that there are certainly other ways to categorize market members and that this particular method of ignores the size of their operation, although most of Maine’s farmers’ market members are micro-businesses, too […]
A 2020 vision for Maine’s farmers’ markets
June 22, 2012 CategoriesThe future reality of farmers’ markets can be determined to a great degree by today’s vision of what we’d like to see, and on what tools we have and can develop to bring that vision about. This article discusses our understanding of where we are today, and what choices we might make to bring about […]
The spectrum from peddler’s market to producer’s market
November 9, 2011 CategoriesThinking about Farmers’ Markets There are lots of ways to direct-market foods at a farmers’ market, some of which perhaps not everyone is familiar with. To better visualize the distinctions among them, it is often helpful to such arrange variations on a theme along a spectrum. This article is presented as a description of what […]