Events
Visitor Count Week
During National Farmers Market Week — August 4 – 10, 2019 — farmers markets across Virginia will count their visitors. VAFMA will sum up the [...]
National & Virginia Farmers Market Week
Celebrate farmers markets and the significant contributions they make to their communities. Also join in on Visitor Count Week this week.
Vendor Webinar Series 9/16 – 10/14
ONLINEJoin VAFMA and Virginia Cooperative Extension for a lunchtime webinar series. Mondays, 9/16/19 - 10/14/19 at noon https://vafma.org/market-vendor-lunchtime-webinars-in-september/
7th Annual VA Farmers Market Conference
Stonewall Jackson Hotel-Staunton, Virginia 24 South Market Street, Staunton, VA, United StatesJoin 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 […]
Virginia Industrial Hemp: Current and Future Regulatory Structure
The 2018 Farm Bill legalized the commercial production and sale of industrial hemp. Virginia passed their Industrial Hemp Act in 2019 and the regulatory structure […]
Marketing 101 Webinar
Marketing 101: Clarify Your Identity to Connect With Customers In this webinar, participants will be guided through simple exercises to find clarity in their identity […]
Getting to Greener Webinar
Getting to Greener Webinar Farmers Markets are full of plastic bags, plastic utensils, clamshell packaging. At just one market in Fairfax County, shoppers use a [...]
Market Manager Certification Course
ONLINEA 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: […]
Farmers Market Liability Webinar
ONLINERiko Metzroth is a Richmond-based insurance agent and financial advisor who insures many different types of businesses through 9 states on the East Coast. On [...]
VAFMA Coastal Region Meeting and Training
Chesapeake Central Library 298 Cedar Road, Chesapeake, VirginiaSpring 2020 Season Kickoff! The Virginia Farmers Market Association invites all Farmers Market Managers and Vendors in the Coastal Region to Join us for our […]
Blue Ridge Farmers Market Vendor Training
Colab 1327 Grandin Rd SW, Roanoke, VA, United StatesThe Virginia Farmers Market Association, LEAP for Local Food, Salem Farmers Market and Lynchburg Community Market are offering a regional farmers market vendor training March […]
Webinar: Food Safety and Handling at Farmers Markets
ONLINEVirginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) Food Safety Program Overview and Food Handler Best Practices at the Farmers Market March 16, 2020, 11:00 [...]