Project Description

Darlene Wolnik

Darlene Wolnik is a national advocate and trainer for farmers markets and has worked in the field for over 15 years. Her background contains both extensive community organizing initiatives and innovative small business projects. She managed markets for for New Orleans-based Market Umbrella while serving as its Deputy Director. She also designed and ran the organization’s marketshare project, one of the first technical assistance and resource sites for markets in the US. In that role, she created over 70 free resources and tools for markets. Since June of 2011, Darlene has consulted for dozens of market projects ranging from design and strategy, resource development to data collection and analysis. She authored the 2013 Vermont Market Currency Feasibility Report and the 2014 Local Food Awareness Report for Gulfport MS, both found on her www.helpingpublicmarketsgrow.com website. She has worked for FMC since 2015, focusing on resource development, analysis and technical assistance specifically for the Farmers Market Metrics and the Farmers Market Legal Toolkit programs among other programs and activities. Darlene can be reached at (888) 362-8177 ext 708, or darlene@farmersmarketcoalition.org.