Using Budgets to Help Farmers Markets Adapt to COVID-19’s Disruptive Impacts

Farmers Market Coalition

The first objective of this brief is to establish a more transparent and better understanding of the budgets of farmers market organizations. This document includes case studies with budgetary data from the Boulder County Farmers Markets (BCFM) in Colorado and the Pacific Coast Farmers Market Association (PCFMA) in the San Francisco Bay Area. The case studies are intended to help farmers market managers conceptualize the expenditures and revenue streams of markets with different organizational…

Development Activities in the Time of Covid: Supporting Your Market

Farmers Market Coalition

Presentation focused on fundraising for farmers markets in the era of COVID-19 which provides an overview of challenges, successful approaches, and lessons learned….

Resource Directory

James Beard Foundation

We've compiled a list of articles, industry groups, guides, grants and funding, and more to help navigate the COVID-19 crisis. You can filter by region and category to find the best resources for you….

Annotated Photos Illustrating COVID Mitigation Efforts at Farmers Markets

Farmers Market Coalition

FMC is collecting photographs from markets across the country which demonstrate the hard work market operators and vendors are doing to meet state and local public health requirements and protect public safety in the era of COVID….

Farmers Market Coalition Survey: Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Farmers Markets (June-August 2020)

Farmers Market Coalition

This Farmers Market Coalition survey is for market organizations that were operating farmers markets anytime during 2020. The purpose is to share the economic impact of COVID-19 on markets with FMC and with market stakeholders….

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

Center for Environmental Farming Systems

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 Small Farm Unit, it became imperative to find solutions to maintain essential operations to not lose the crop. Thanks to creative thinking and technological innovation, they were able to prepare the field and transplant many…

Coordinated COVID Farm Needs/Assistance (page 4)

CSA Innovation Network

Tips on consumer messaging to CSA members about Covid-19 safety protocols….

How to be a good farmers market citizen

CSA Innovation Network

Consumer tips for how to safely and respectfully shop at a farmers market in the era of covid….

Guía para un Plan de Acción por COVID-19 en Granjas de Frutas y Verduras

CSA Innovation Network

Spanish Version: Template for writing a COVID-19 farm plan with questions to consider and suggestions for policies/practices on employee safety, food safety, sales, and more. The template is downloadable so that farms can easily customize it to their individual operations….

COVID-19 Response Plan Template for Fruit and Vegetable Farms

CSA Innovation Network

Template for writing a COVID-19 farm plan with questions to consider and suggestions for policies/practices on employee safety, food safety, sales, and more. The template is downloadable so that farms can easily customize it to their individual operations….

Farm Commons Podcast Episode 23: Launching a CSA During COVID-19

CSA Innovation Network

This podcast provides actionable legal tips for launching a legally resilient CSA during COVID-19 that lasts into the future. It covers four big areas of legal risk: payment, proximity, procurement, and pick-up. It also unpacks COVID transmission liability and what that means for farmers and ranchers….

Meatspad Podcast

Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network

NMPAN is now a sponsor of the Meatspad Podcast, a production of PhD student Francisco Najar of Kansas State University meat science program. NMPAN is sponsoring 12 episodes of the podcast, both in English and in Spanish, that relate to meat processing, COVID response, market changes and pivoting markets, and keeping both employees and customers safe and satisfied during these challenging times. The target audience is meat processors, butchers, meat scientists, and others in…

COVID-19 Resources for Farm to School and ECE – Equity

National Farm to School Network

National Farm to School Network is compiling resources related to COVID-19 that will be relevant to the farm to school and farm to early care and education community. This page includes content specific to equity. The content will be updated on an ongoing basis. If you have recommendations of resources to add here, please email anna@farmtoschool.org….

COVID-19 Resources for Farm to School and ECE – Policy and Advocacy Resources

National Farm to School Network

National Farm to School Network is compiling resources related to COVID-19 that will be relevant to the farm to school and farm to early care and education community. This page includes content specific to policy and advocacy. The content will be updated on an ongoing basis. If you have recommendations of resources to add here, please email anna@farmtoschool.org….

COVID-19 Resources for Farm to School and ECE – Native & Tribal Communities Resources

National Farm to School Network

National Farm to School Network is compiling resources related to COVID-19 that will be relevant to the farm to school and farm to early care and education community. This page includes content specific to Native and Tribal Communities. The content will be updated on an ongoing basis. If you have recommendations of resources to add here, please email anna@farmtoschool.org….

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Using Budgets to Help Farmers Markets Adapt to COVID-19’s Disruptive Impacts

Farmers Market Coalition

Development Activities in the Time of Covid: Supporting Your Market

Farmers Market Coalition

Resource Directory

James Beard Foundation

Annotated Photos Illustrating COVID Mitigation Efforts at Farmers Markets

Farmers Market Coalition

Farmers Market Coalition Survey: Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Farmers Markets (June-August 2020)

Farmers Market Coalition

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

Center for Environmental Farming Systems

Coordinated COVID Farm Needs/Assistance (page 4)

CSA Innovation Network

How to be a good farmers market citizen

CSA Innovation Network

Guía para un Plan de Acción por COVID-19 en Granjas de Frutas y Verduras

CSA Innovation Network

COVID-19 Response Plan Template for Fruit and Vegetable Farms

CSA Innovation Network

Farm Commons Podcast Episode 23: Launching a CSA During COVID-19

CSA Innovation Network

Meatspad Podcast

Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network

COVID-19 Resources for Farm to School and ECE – Equity

National Farm to School Network

COVID-19 Resources for Farm to School and ECE – Policy and Advocacy Resources

National Farm to School Network

COVID-19 Resources for Farm to School and ECE – Native & Tribal Communities Resources

National Farm to School Network

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