Pandemic Response and Safety Grant Program

USDA

The Pandemic Response and Safety (PRS) Grant Program provides grants to specialty crop producers and processors, other select producers, meat and other processors, distributors, and farmers markets to respond to coronavirus, including for measures to protect workers against novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID–19)….

CSA Ideas Lab: Retaining CSA Members During & After the Pandemic

CSA Innovation Network

In this Ideas Lab Webinar, you will get to see a short video screening and facilitated discussion on CSA member retention. We'll use our collective learned experiences from the past year to share strategies to maintain long-time CSA membership….

CSA Ideas Lab: Strategies to promote CSA

CSA Innovation Network

In this webinar, Corinna Bench, Founder of MyDigitalFarmer.com and Tricia Phelps, CEO of Taste the Local Difference will guide you through best strategies to build an online presence, hook your audience, and help them sign up for your CSA….

CSA Ideas Lab: Farmer to Farmer Ecommerce Exchange

CSA Innovation Network

This webinar will take a deep dive into some of the most popular software platforms for farm-specific sales, based on 2020 national farmer-survey findings. Our featured speaker is Claire Strader, Organic Vegetable Educator of Dane County Extension & FairShare CSA Coalition. Claire will present on general eCommerce platforms as well as farm-specific software for CSA and direct sales!…

CSA Ideas Lab: Virtual Engagement

CSA Innovation Network

This webinar focuses on how CSA farmers and farmer support organizations are producing new & engaging virtual experiences and learning a lot in the process. Come learn as we discuss the most successful, challenging, and innovative aspects of virtual CSA fairs, farmer field days, fundraising events and farmer-led CSA member events! Speakers include Katie Harvey, Elizabeth Corio, Briana Alfaro, and Lauren Rudersdorf….

CSA Ideas Lab: CSA as a Vehicle for Food Access

CSA Innovation Network

This webinar explores the basic principles of food access and features CSA farmers and support organizations that have developed best practices to connect the CSA model to a broader, more inclusive audience. Speakers include Garrett Ziegler from Michigan State University Extension & West Michigan Growers Group, Mike Edwardson of Plainsong Farm (MI), Liv Froehlich from FairShare CSA Coalition (WI), and Linda Davies of Winter Green Farm (OR)….

CSA Ideas Lab: Implementing Incredible Early Bird Sign-Ups

CSA Innovation Network

Join Corinna Bench of MyDigitalFarmer.com and Tessa DeMaster of Willowhaven 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 set up a marketing campaign that will get current CSA customers to make a financial commitment to the farm far in advance….

Native Agricultural Business, Conservation, and Infrastructure COVID-19 Updates

Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative

Webinar update from the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative on Tribal food and agriculture programmatic opportunities and flexibilities amid COVID-19 related to business, conservation, and infrastructure….

COVID-19 Updates and Impacts: Administrative and Legislative Actions

Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative

The Native Farm Bill Coalition and the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative provided an update about current pandemic response legislation from Congress and what that means for food and nutrition provisions implementation in Indian Country in response to COVID-19….

Cultivating Tribal Food Sovereignty

Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative

Disruption to food systems, uncertainty, and food access inequities in Indian Country have been exacerbated by COVID-19. How can Tribes cultivate food sovereignty, build healthy and traditional foodways, and facilitate agricultural production? The IFAI team outlines policy-based pathways in this informational video and webinar series….

CSA Ideas Lab: Farmer to Farmer eCommerce Exchange

CSA Innovation Network

This webinar takes a deep dive into some of the most popular software platforms for farm-specific sales, based on 2020 national farmer-survey findings. The featured speaker is Claire Strader, Organic Vegetable Educator for Dane County Extension & FairShare CSA Coalition. Claire presents on general eCommerce platforms as well as farm-specific software for CSA and direct sales! The presentation is followed by a farmer-to-farmer discussion….

COVID-19 EFFECTS ON AGRITOURISM – Roundtable Video November 11, 2020

NAFDMA Agritourism Association

Recording of member roundtable discussing post-fall season accommodations to Covid19 response and lessons learned from the growing season….

Resources and Ideas – NAFDMA Roundtable on Covid19 October 6, 2020

NAFDMA Agritourism Association

Recording of member roundtable discussing mid-fall season accommodations to Covid19 response….

Pickup and Order Options at Farmers Market: Create Resilience, Not Legal Vulnerability

Farmers Market Coalition

As Farmers Markets add curbside pickup, take advance orders, and offer bundled market purchases, customers are getting fresh, local foods in the midst of a pandemic. But, these innovations can also bring legal risk as well. With some advance planning, market managers can address these risks and create a program with strength beyond COVID-19. We’ll cover issues including increased liability risk, shifting insurance needs, potential licensing obligations, and concerns under site agreements. Your webinar…

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

Farmers Market Coalition

“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 this webinar, market operators using this model will present on: How to run a curbside/drive-thru (contactless) model in a farmers’ market, including offering SNAP/EBT payment and nutrition incentives (the match provided on SNAP benefits). Participants…

Format: Videos & Webinars

Pandemic Response and Safety Grant Program

USDA

CSA Ideas Lab: Retaining CSA Members During & After the Pandemic

CSA Innovation Network

CSA Ideas Lab: Strategies to promote CSA

CSA Innovation Network

CSA Ideas Lab: Farmer to Farmer Ecommerce Exchange

CSA Innovation Network

CSA Ideas Lab: Virtual Engagement

CSA Innovation Network

CSA Ideas Lab: CSA as a Vehicle for Food Access

CSA Innovation Network

CSA Ideas Lab: Implementing Incredible Early Bird Sign-Ups

CSA Innovation Network

Native Agricultural Business, Conservation, and Infrastructure COVID-19 Updates

Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative

COVID-19 Updates and Impacts: Administrative and Legislative Actions

Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative

Cultivating Tribal Food Sovereignty

Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative

CSA Ideas Lab: Farmer to Farmer eCommerce Exchange

CSA Innovation Network

COVID-19 EFFECTS ON AGRITOURISM – Roundtable Video November 11, 2020

NAFDMA Agritourism Association

Resources and Ideas – NAFDMA Roundtable on Covid19 October 6, 2020

NAFDMA Agritourism Association

Pickup and Order Options at Farmers Market: Create Resilience, Not Legal Vulnerability

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

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