Virginia Farmers Market Association

7th Annual VA Farmers Market Conference
2019-11-13 - 2019-11-15 | Stonewall Jackson Hotel-Staunton, Virginia, 24 South Market Street, Staunton, VA, 24401, United States
Join us for the 7th Annual Virginia Farmers Market Conference
“Virginia is for Farmers Market Lovers”
November 13-15 in Staunton, VA
Our annual conference provides an opportunity for dynamic discussions, training, information exchange and peer networking between Virginia’s market managers and other food system stakeholders.
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Vendor Webinar Series 9/16 - 10/14
2019-09-16 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | ONLINE
Join VAFMA and Virginia Cooperative Extension for a lunchtime webinar series. Mondays, 9/16/19 – 10/14/19 at noon

Market Vendor Lunchtime Webinar Series

National & Virginia Farmers Market Week
2019-08-04 - 2019-08-10
National — and Virginia — Farmers Market Week is August 4 – 10, 2019. This week is for celebrating farmers markets and the significant contributions they make to their communities. This year, Governor Northam plans to officially proclaim “Virginia is for Farmers Market Lovers Week” during National Farmers Market Week.
VAFMA is calling on all Virginia farmers markets to count their visitors during this week for Visitor Count Week. More info here

Visitor Count Week
2019-08-04 - 2019-08-10
During National Farmers Market Week — August 4 – 10, 2019 — farmers markets across Virginia will count their visitors. VAFMA will sum up the counts and publish the total.
Having a statewide count will give us all a better understanding of how many people Virginia’s farmers markets serve. Currently, there aren’t any statewide estimates of customers attending farmers markets. We chose Farmers Market Week to help everyone remember to participate.
Visitor counts are an easy way to get started in data collection and this packet explains how to do it.
All market managers who commit to participating in Visitor Count Week will receive our 2019 Social Media Content Calendar. In it we share special dates, marketing ideas & monthly tips to help you plan your farmers market promotions. Register today to download it.
Register for Visitor Count Week
Volunteer to Help Count
We appreciate your participation and are available to answer any questions you may have. Contact Mary Delicate for assistance.
How Visitor Count Week Got Started
Over the last decade, the Farmers Market Coalition has been building resources to help market operators and market partners trumpet the impacts made at the almost 9,000 locations across the U.S. Using the annual CSA signup day as inspiration, FMC introduced the idea of National Counting Week (NCW) to its networks where markets would count their attendance, and also undertake other counts on the same week of the year across the U.S.
National Farmers Market Week, held annually during the first full week of August, was chosen as the date of NCW, both to promote the active role that market operators undertake for their community, and to allow for data on that year’s NFMW attendance to be shared with market stakeholders such as the USDA.
In 2019, the Virginia Farmers Market Association (VAFMA) is holding the inaugural Visitor Count Week, highlighting the data-driven mindset of farmers market operators, encouraging volunteerism, and resulting in simple graphic-friendly numbers that are useful to a wide number of stakeholders to show the diverse effects of markets.

VAFMA 6th Annual Farmers Market Conference
2018-11-01 10:00 - 2018-11-02 16:30 UTC
VAFMA’s 6th Annual Farmers Market Conference will take place in the Capital Region, Richmond, VA. Please join us for 2 full days of learning, networking, and fun.

VAFMA Board of Directors Annual Retreat
2018-01-26 10:00 - 2018-01-27 15:00 UTC
The VAFMA Board of Directors will meet for their annual retreat. The board comes together for two full days of leadership development and strategic planning to kick off the year.

Market Manager Certification Program Launch
2018-01-19 10:00 - 12:00 UTC
The 2nd session of the VAFMA Market Manager Certification Program starts in Richmond. Location TBA. The subsequent classes will be online.

2017 Annual Farmers Market Conference
2017-11-08 - 2017-11-09 | Roanoke, VA
VAFMA is pleased to host the Fifth Annual Virginia Farmers Market Conference for Virginia’s farmers markets and market managers to be held Wednesday & Thursday, November 8 & 9, 2017.
This year’s conference is held at the Hampton Inn & Suites Downtown Roanoke, VA and will feature two fun-filled days of networking, workshops, motivational speakers, and so much more! This year’s theme “Shine Bright * Stand Out” is shaping into awesome ideas about creating a standout market to shine bright in your community. More information may be found here: vafma.org/conference-info/.

Market Manager Certification Program Start
2017-02-10 10:00 - 15:00 UTC
The Market manager Certification Pilot Program begins with the first session in Richmond, VA.

Farmers Market Conference
2016-11-09 - 2016-11-10 | Holiday Inn Patriot & Convention Center, 3032 Richmond Rd., Williamsburg, VA, 23185, United States
VAFMA conferences are fun, educational, informative, and a chance to meet others who do what you do!

VAFMA Board Meeting
2016-09-13 13:00 - 16:00 UTC | VA Dept. of Forestry, 900 Natural Resources Dr. , Charlottesville , VA, 22903
VAFMA will hold its 3rd quarter Board meeting in Charlottesville, VA.
If you wish to attend the Board meeting and/or add an agenda item to our Board meeting and you are not a board member, please send us an email at info@vafma.org and we will let you know if we have room to accommodate you/agenda at this time. (sometimes the meeting space is limited seating)

VAFMA Quarterly Board Meeting
2016-07-27 11:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Williamsburg, VA
VAFMA will hold it’s third quarter board meeting on July 27, 2016 in Williamsburg, VA. Board members are requested to attend in person if possible; a call-in number will be made available for those that cannot attend in person.
