FOUNDATIONS OF A SUCCESSFUL FARMERS MARKET

04/27/2010 by Denise Mainville, Ph.D., Virginia Tech

Starting a farmers market is a challenging task with numerous issues to be tackled and activities to sequence. While generating a customer and vendor base is clearly fundamental to the successful establishment of a farmers market, there are also key administrative foundations that should be established if the market is to get off on the right foot and have long-term viability.