Member Benefits
Your membership pays for itself with savings and special offers that serve you and your market.
ALL LEVELS of membership are annual (January – December) and include these benefits:
Dual Membership
- VAFMA members are also members of the Farmers Market Coalition
Advance Your Career
- 25% discount on annual Conference registration
- Discounts on Trainings & Webinars
- Free Farmers Market Metrics subscriptions & training modules
- Receive priority announcement of job opportunities (opt-in) – coming soon!
Connect with Your Peers
- Connect with VAFMA’s regional leaders
- Meet other members at regional meetings, committees & on social media
- (Find your regional lead, join our Market Manager Facebook group, join our VA farmers market list-serv – coming soon)
- Participate in our Mentorship Program – coming soon!
Stay Current
- Receive VAFMA’s twice monthly newsletter
- Receive FMC’s Fresh Picks Weekly e-Newsletter
Save Money
- 5 – 10% off Web & Print Design Services – LinkHouse Consultants
- 15% discount on Farmspread market management software
- 25% discount on Manage My Market software services
- $50 discount on initial strategy session with The Apple Cart food business consulting (normally $225, reduced to $175 for a 1.5 hour meeting)
- 5-30% off Constant Contact email marketing and event registration
- 20% off farmers market stickers, post cards, temporary tattoos, t-shirts & more in the Farmers Market Coalition store
- 20% off Growing for Market Subscription
- 10% off Old Time Wooden Nickle Co orders
Protect Yourself & Your Market
- General liability insurance for your market – Farmers Insurance
- Directors’ & Officers’ (D&O) Insurance Policy – Farmers Insurance
- Vendor Liability Insurance – Farmers Insurance
- Insurance: Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Long Term Care, Employee Assistance, Voluntary Benefits – SIMA Financial Group
- Insurance: Auto, Home, Life, RV, Umbrella – Farmers Insurance
- Tax, Accounting, Payroll & Wealth Management Services – SIMA Financial Services
Better Promote & Fund Your Market
- Be included in the Farmers Market Trail Guide in 2020
- Power of Produce Club Toolkit
- Be eligible for Fiscal sponsorship by VAFMA
- One-on-One Strategy Sessions to help you plan a market visit by an elected official
- Reduced fees for market development consulting
- Claim your market on our map and connect it to your website
Make Your Voice Heard
- VAFMA works for you on the state and national level – members are represented in Richmond and in Washington
- Take member surveys and influence VAFMA’s agenda
- Join grass roots advocacy efforts
- Members are eligible to vote in VAFMA’s membership meeting
Receive Technical Assistance
- Our experienced group of market managers answer questions about everything from starting a farmers market to SNAP/EBT and marketing, food safety, and more
- Technical Assistance is available on a fee-based consulting service for farmers markets, their partners and organizations seeking to understand and support them. Member organizations are eligible for two hours of free technical assistance