Registration Deadline Extended:
The 2016 Market Manager Certificate Program registration deadline has been extended to midnight, Sunday, January 10. Interested individuals are encouraged to register as soon as possible to reserve their spot in the program.
Interested individuals can register and reserve their spot for the full program at www.mifma.org/mmcp.
About the Market Manager Certificate Program:
The MIFMA Market Manager Certificate Program (MMCP) is a voluntary program designed to encourage farmers market managers to pursue leadership skills and professional development in topics essential to market management. By participating in the program, attendees will have the opportunity to network with other managers around the state while focusing on topics such as business planning, managing market growth, market governance, policy and enforcement, internal and external communication strategies, financial management and fundraising. Individuals who complete the full program receive a certificate acknowledging that they are a professionally trained farmers market manager. Since 2011, when the program began, 145 market managers from across the mid-west have received this recognition.
What is Included:
The full program will include three in-person sessions and seven webinars, totaling more than 35 hours of instruction. The program will begin with in-person sessions hosted in Michigan and Illinois. View our program brochure for details about each session
Locations, Times & Dates:
Jackson, MI
Chatham, MI
St. Charles, IL
Mt. Vernon, IL
Springfield, IL
The in-person sessions will be held on
Saturday, January 23 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EST
Saturday, February 6 from 9:00 – 4:00 p.m. EST
Saturday, February 20 from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. EST
The webinars will start on Monday, January 25 and be held Mondays and Wednesdays through Monday, February 15 from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. EST.
Cost:
Registration for the full program is $300 for MIFMA or Illinois Farmers Market Association (IFMA) and those residing outside of Michigan or Illinois who are Farmers Market Coalition members or $600 for non-members.
The cost for individual webinar registration is $20 for MIFMA or IFMA members or $50 for non-members and will open at a later date.
Interested individuals can register and reserve their spot for the full program at www.mifma.org/mmcp by December 31, 2015 extended deadline midnight, Sunday, January 10.
To get more information, visit www.mifma.org/mmcp or call 517-432-3381.