Farmers Market Legal Toolkit

Farmers Market Coalition

Added: September 25, 2020

Webpages

case studies, legal, risk, SNAP/EBT, Toolkit

The Farmers Market Legal Toolkit includes legal resources, best practice recommendations, and case studies for market leaders on selecting and enhancing business structures, accepting SNAP benefits, and managing common risks…..

Thinking Inside the Box – Making Healthy Food Accessible with Curbside/Drive-Thru (Contactless) Models at Farmers Markets During COVID-19

Farmers Market Coalition

Added: September 16, 2020

Videos & Webinars, Webinars/Forums/Lunch & Learns

Box program, Curbside, Drive-thru, farmers market, SNAP

“Box programs” or curbside/drive-thru models have popped up across the nation to provide small and mid-sized farmers with an additional opportunity to sell their products and continuing to elevate farmers markets and make healthy food accessible to communities. In….

What to Do When Market Fluctuations Affect Prices

NGA Foundation

Added: September 15, 2020

Blog Articles

Article describing pricing challenges that have impacted retailers due to COVID-19 and providing recommendations for how to handle such a situation…..

Implementing Incredible Early Bird Signup Campaigns

CSA Innovation Network

Added: September 14, 2020

Videos & Webinars

Join Corinna Bench of MyDigitalFarmer.com and Tessa DeMaster of Willow Haven Farm to learn best practices around how to build a strong early bird CSA sign-up campaign. Corinna will share her inspiring story and include recommendations on how to….

COVID-19 and Supply Chains

James Beard Foundation

Added: September 14, 2020

Videos & Webinars

Understanding food supply chains can be daunting even in the best of times, and even more so during a pandemic. For this webinar, Andrew Greene, chef Adrian Lipscombe, and A-dae Romero-Briones will use their experience in support services and….

The Coronavirus Impact on Restaurants

James Beard Foundation

Added: September 14, 2020

Blog Articles

In light of the urgent and dire financial situation facing restaurants due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic, this past week the James Beard Foundation conducted a survey to provide an immediate snapshot of the industry’s needs…..

Resources and Guidance for Re-Opening

James Beard Foundation

Added: September 14, 2020

Blog Articles

Tips and tools from federal, private, and international sources….

Free COVID-19 Resources: Back to School Meal Service

LunchAssist

Added: September 14, 2020

Webpages

Tools, checklists, guides, templates, and more to help you during COVID-19 meal services…..

MEAL SERVICE OPTIONS FOR SCHOOL YEAR 20-21

No Kid Hungry Center

Added: September 14, 2020

Factsheets Briefs & FAQs

This resource reflects nationwide waivers and guidance available as of 8/21/2020. This document will continue to be updated as new guidance comes out…..

Restaurants Must Have More Information to Re-Open

James Beard Foundation

Added: September 11, 2020

Blog Articles

Around the country, governors and public officials are issuing health and safety guidelines to prod local businesses to open back up…..

COVID-19 and Local Food: Challenges and Opportunities

James Beard Foundation

Added: September 11, 2020

Videos & Webinars

Despite challenges like shuttered farmers’ markets and restaurants, a shortage of meat processors, and the scramble to move sales online, food producers selling into local and regional markets have demonstrated real resilience during COVID-19. In this panel, we’ll explore….

Telefarming: When push comes to shelve in responding to COVID-19

Center for Environmental Farming Systems

Added: September 10, 2020

Other Formats

farming, field research

The need for social distancing measures drastically changed operations at the Small Farm Unit at CEFS Field Research, Education, and Outreach Facility at Cherry Research Farm in Goldsboro, NC. With more than 5,000 transplants in the greenhouse at the….

A Case for a “New Normal” in the Wake of Two Pandemics

Center for Environmental Farming Systems

Added: September 10, 2020

Blog Articles

food justice, Food sovereignty, resilience

This article takes a look at the lessons learned from international movements for food sovereignty and how those lessons may be applied locally, during and after the COVID crisis. "In order to sustain the lessons learned during times of….

Preschool’s Farm & Food Partnerships Keep Kids Eating Local

Center for Environmental Farming Systems

Added: September 10, 2020

Blog Articles

farm to institution, partnerships, procurement

NC Farm to Early Care and Education, a Center for Environmental Farming Systems initiative, works with Sonflower Seeds Christian Preschool and Learning Center LLC and other early childhood facilities to purchase local food and provide children with experiential learning….

Meals for those with Limited Food Access

Center for Environmental Farming Systems

Added: September 10, 2020

Webpages

food access, food security

The Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) is compiling COVID-19 resources related to meals for those with limited food access. If you have suggestions for additional resources to be added, please email janie_hynson@ncsu.edu Find CEFS' COVID-19 portal: cefs.ncsu.edu/covid-19….

COVID-19 Resource Hub

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Farmers Market Legal Toolkit

Farmers Market Coalition

Thinking Inside the Box – Making Healthy Food Accessible with Curbside/Drive-Thru (Contactless) Models at Farmers Markets During COVID-19

Farmers Market Coalition

What to Do When Market Fluctuations Affect Prices

NGA Foundation

Implementing Incredible Early Bird Signup Campaigns

CSA Innovation Network

COVID-19 and Supply Chains

James Beard Foundation

The Coronavirus Impact on Restaurants

James Beard Foundation

Resources and Guidance for Re-Opening

James Beard Foundation

Free COVID-19 Resources: Back to School Meal Service

LunchAssist

MEAL SERVICE OPTIONS FOR SCHOOL YEAR 20-21

No Kid Hungry Center

Restaurants Must Have More Information to Re-Open

James Beard Foundation

COVID-19 and Local Food: Challenges and Opportunities

James Beard Foundation

Telefarming: When push comes to shelve in responding to COVID-19

Center for Environmental Farming Systems

A Case for a “New Normal” in the Wake of Two Pandemics

Center for Environmental Farming Systems

Preschool’s Farm & Food Partnerships Keep Kids Eating Local

Center for Environmental Farming Systems

Meals for those with Limited Food Access

Center for Environmental Farming Systems