Training

A 14-week interactive, engaging, student-centered learning experience addressing real-world market issues. This certification program will train market managers in best practices on the following topics: […]

Spring 2020 Season Kickoff! The Virginia Farmers Market Association invites all Farmers Market Managers and Vendors in the Coastal Region to Join us for our […]

The Virginia Farmers Market Association, LEAP for Local Food, Salem Farmers Market and Lynchburg Community Market are offering a regional farmers market vendor training March […]

All Virginia businesses – including farmers markets, farms and market vendors -- are now required to adhere to the new Statewide Emergency Workplace Safety Standards [...]

All Virginia businesses – including farmers markets, farms, and market vendors -- are now required to adhere to the new Statewide Emergency Workplace Safety Standards [...]

Market Manager Certification Course Fridays, Jan 22 - April 23, 2021 More details to come!

Demand for healthy local food is increasing in the Commonwealth. Of course, the difficulty of getting your products to customers has increased too. VAFMA has [...]

Farmers markets and farms (considered medium risk employers) are now required by the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry to train their employees (paid and [...]

Success at the farmers market starts well before you get to market. In the second webinar in the Farmers Market Preparedness series, we will focus [...]

In this third installment of the Farmers Market Preparedness workshop, we will provide an overview of food safety for vendors at farmers markets. It will [...]