FARMERS MARKET RESOURCES

Farmers Market and Vendor Lists

Mass Farmers Markets and SBN’s Local Food Program are proud to collaborate on a project to bring together farmers markets and vendors looking to sell at farmers markets. You can find the lists of farmers markets seeking vendors, and vendors looking to sell at farmers markets, here.

Mass Farmers Markets Basecamp Forums

MFM maintains an extensive library of resources and links on our Basecamp forums.

  • Our Statewide Market Managers Forum is available to all market managers and partners across the state. It contains resources and recordings from our regular market manager Zoom calls and annual conferences, as well as planning materials for National Farmers Market Week. In addition, by joining this forum, participants will be notified of important information and events. The forum also serves as a discussion board where participants can ask questions and have discussions with other market managers on the forum.

  • Our Member Markets Forum is available to markets that are members of MFM, and contains an extensive library of resources, including food access signage, grant and fundraising information, legal resources, and more.

To get access to our forums, please fill out this form: Access MFM Online Forum

For more information on becoming a member of MFM and to join, please see our Market Membership Benefits page.

You can also contact us at memberservices@massfarmersmarkets.org for more information on the support and resources that Mass Farmers Markets provides to farmers market managers.

MDAR Farmers Market Resources

The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources has compiled a list of resources for anyone interested in starting a farmers markets, including information on regulatory concerns, EBT/SNAP and promotion

Farmers Market Coalition Resources

New Data Visualization & Communication

Combining data with eye-catching graphics is a great way to promote your market’s impacts and share your work with community stakeholders. FMC’s new Data Visualization & Communication Resource will help you select the tools you need to visually tell your story, while fitting within your market's budget and capacity! Check out the tool here.

Taxes

Check out this resource from the Farmers Market Coalition regarding accounting and tax considerations when markets process SNAP for their vendors. There is guidance for when markets are required to issue 1099s to their vendors for SNAP transactions processed through the market.

Help Tell the Story of the Modern Farmers Market Movement

In an effort to understand the evolution of farmers markets over the last 50 years, the Farmers Market Coalition is seeking stories that share how individual farmers market organizations got their start. If you are a market manager or founder, please take their brief market history survey. Learn more about the survey here. They encourage all markets in the U.S. to participate.