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Whether you're a first-time market manager looking to get organized or a seasoned farmers market professional, MIFMA has resources to help your marketplace thrive.
Whether you're a first-time market manager looking to get organized or a seasoned farmers market professional, MIFMA has resources to help your marketplace thrive.
MIFMA has created many resources on topics essential to market management, including food safety, market operations, data collection, and more. Explore our most popular resources on this page or the full library in our searchable database here!
Resource DatabaseMetrics
MIFMA created the following Metrics and Data Collection Toolkit for Market Managers who want to collect, analyze, and share data to advance their market’s mission. The Toolkit incorporates best practices learned over the years and takes into consideration common challenges faced when collecting data in a farmers market setting.
Learn Morelegacy binder
A legacy binder is a set of resources and materials created in the process of succession planning that can be passed to a replacement staff person or volunteer to facilitate a smoother transition. MIFMA has created the following resources to support market managers record information about their markets, including food assistance programs, contact information, and more.
Learn MoreFund Development
Thanks to support from a 2021 Farmers Market Promotion Program Grant, this toolkit was created with the intention of empowering market managers with an understanding of the principles of fund development. This resource is for MIFMA members only and can be accessed on the "Members Resource" page of the Member portal. Log in to the member portal at MIFMA.org/Login.
Learn MoreFood and Product Safety
Whatever role you serve at your farmers market, we know that you are not only dedicated to ensuring shoppers have access to delicious, locally grown food and other high-quality products, but that shoppers and the products they purchase are safe.
Learn MoreDouble Up Food Bucks
Use our Food Assistance Eligibility Guide to understand what products can be purchased with each food assistance benefit offered at Michigan farmers markets.
Learn MoreFood and Product Safety
Use this resource to determine the general licensing requirements for vendors selling products at the farmers market.
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