The Market Manager Certificate Program
The Market Manager Certificate Program is a voluntary program designed to encourage farmers market managers to pursue leadership skills and professional development in topics essential to market management.
Market managers will be recognized with a certificate upon completion of the full program. This certificate offers acknowledgment to market organizers and vendors that the market manager is a trained professional.
2021 Program Dates and Time
21 September
Registration Opens
4 January
Registration Closes
11 January
Program Begins
25 February
Program Ends
2021 Program Details
The full program includes 12 webinars and a final presentation for a total of 32 educational hours. All webinars will be recorded for later viewing. A series of individual webinars will also be available for market managers not wishing to participate in the full program. Market managers that only register for individual webinars will not receive certification at the end of the program.
Webinars are every Monday and Wednesday from 6-7:30 PM for the duration of the program. Final presentations will take place on February 24 and 25.
Register here for the full program here!
Register for individual webinars here!
Download the Program Brochure Here!2021 Program Cost
Full Program
All Webinars and Course Materials
$200
Individual Webinar Registration
MIFMA Members & Members of the Taste the Local Difference
$20
Individual Webinar Registration
Non-members
$50
Julia A. Darnton MMCP Scholarship
Scholarships may be available to full program participants through the Julia A. Darnton MMCP Scholarship fund. Applications close on November 30th. All applicants will be notified of their application status by December 21st at the latest.