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Tent Talk is a podcast for farmers' market managers, farmers, food makers, and anyone who counts on farmers’ markets as a source of income. Please join us as we interview farmers’ market experts, talk about ways to improve local food communities, and provide you with tips on building a successful farmers’ market business.

Tent Talk is produced by Farmers Market Pros.

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  • General contact email for Farmers Market Pros: co***@farmersmarketpros.com
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  • Phone number for Farmers Market Pros: (619) 233-0582
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  • Location of Farmers Market Pros in San Diego: 3525 30th Street, San Diego, CA 92104
  • Location of Farmers Market Pros in Philadelphia: 1901 S 9th Street, Ste 418, Philadelphia PA 19146
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Recent Hosts, Guests & Topics

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Previous Guests

Sagdrina Brown Jalal
Sagdrina Brown Jalal is a community organizer and advocate involved in supporting small farmers and promoting diversity and resilience within farmers markets, especially in relation to Black farmers and cooperatives.
Catt Fields White
Catt Fields White is a professional involved in market operations and is hosting a panel at the International Public Markets Conference.
Christine Farren
Christine Farren is the Executive Director of Foodwise, an organization dedicated to promoting sustainable food systems and supporting local farmers. Previously known as Cuesa, Foodwise focuses on enhancing the farmers market experience and fostering relationships between farmers and consumers. Under her leadership, the organization has adapted to challenges such as the Covid-19 pandemic by innovating delivery services and online ordering systems to maintain community connections and support local food economies.
Dr. Kim Hutchison
Dr. Kim Hutchison is an expert in agricultural practices and has been involved with the Virginia Farmers Market Association, focusing on the development of best practices and standards for farmers markets. Her work emphasizes the importance of education and certification in enhancing the professionalism and effectiveness of farmers markets.
Meredith Ledlie Johnson
Meredith Ledlie Johnson is a prominent figure in the farmers market community, known for her contributions to the Virginia Farmers Market Association. She advocates for the establishment of consistent standards and practices across farmers markets, and her efforts include bringing together various stakeholders to improve the overall functioning and recognition of farmers markets.

Topics Discussed

Building A Bigger Tent diversity in farmers markets Juneteenth supporting small farmers resilience urban and rural bridging partnership and collaboration Black farmers markets cooperatives Building a Bigger Tent farmers markets community inclusion market operations public markets greenwashing local food communities farmers present defining farmers markets online ordering delivery services Foodwise Cuesa Covid flexibility equity face time best practices Virginia Farmers Market Association certification education standards public policy manager compensation

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Description

The Farmers Market Pros provides support and educational resources for farmers market managers, food producers, and farmers. Find a community, expert advice and ideas to grow your market business and reduce your stress here.

Our weekly podcast, Tent Talk, brings you insights from market managers, farmers, food makers and experts to make your business survive and thrive. There is so much that goes into farmers’ markets, and so many interesting people involved, we may never run out of material!

Our unique Vendor-101 course will help you get started as a small farmer, food maker, or local craft vendor in your local farmers markets. Learn how to take your crop, product, or idea and become a farmers’ market success story. Register here: https://www.farmersmarketpros.com/vendor-101

Join our Farmers Market Pros Community on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/608877103259360/

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Episodes

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Ep 348: Sagdrina Brown Jalal | Building A Bigger Tent: Rooted in Resilience

Guests
Sagdrina Brown Jalal
Keywords
Building A Bigger Tent diversity in farmers markets Juneteenth supporting small farmers resilience urban and rural bridging partnership and collaboration Black farmers markets cooperatives

We're talking this month about Building a Bigger Tent at our farmers markets. Let's remember that the more people and communities we welcome to markets, the deeper our variety of produce, products and personalities. Exclusion, whether purposeful or just thoughtless, means we miss out on all the richness that comes with diversity.

 

Sagdrina Brown Jalal is back with us for this episode, just in time for Juneteenth. While that day of historic remembrance is coming up next week on June 19th, observances and events will start this weekend and extend into next. We're talking about how your market can support that holiday. And we're looking at how organizations like the West Georgia Farmers Cooperative are working to level the playing field and lift up small farmers all year round. Tune in while we discuss:

 

  • Support can be more appropriate than leadership
  • The exhausting history of resilience
  • Bridging urban and rural division
  • Looking beyond Federal funding
  • Partnership and collaboration as strength

#Farmersmarkets #Juneteenth #Blackfarmersmarkets #Cooperatives #Belovedcommunity #SageDCollective

0:00 3:59

Ep 347: Everybody Eats | Build A Bigger Tent: Better Together

Guests
Catt Fields White
Keywords
Building a Bigger Tent farmers markets community inclusion market operations public markets

This month we’re going to be talking about Building a Bigger Tent and keeping our commitment to making farmers markets a welcoming and opportunity filled place for everyone. We're also getting ready to launch some new ways to share information to make your farmers market more profitable and less stressful for farmers, producers and managers. Don't miss those upcoming announcements. Meanwhile, expect some shorter episodes this summer leading up to our next full season, and the occasional longer one. Dip into the archives anytime: there are currently almost 350 episodes there. 

Quick reminder: you have just a few days before registration closes on June 5th for the International Public Markets Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin this month. Our own Catt Fields White will be hosting a panel there on market operations. Click the PPS logo on the Resource Page at FarmersMarketPros.com to register.

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Ep 346: Are Farmers Present? | Defining Farmers Markets: Keeping Our Word

Keywords
farmers markets greenwashing local food communities farmers present defining farmers markets
Wrapping up our series on defining farmers markets, we're chatting in this episode about what a farmers market is, and what it isn't. Whether inadvertently or intentionally, a lot of places and platforms and events are identified as farmers markets that don't meet the definition. Tents alone do not a farmers market make and the same goes for fresh produce. Are there farmers present? Does it happen regularly? We're intent on keeping our word. Speaking up for farmers markets means reminding people what a farmers market really is, and why that matters. 
 
Listen in as we discuss
  • What makes a farmers market
  • Helping consumers know the difference
  • Other platforms, other names
  • Calling out greenwashing
  • Keeping our word 
 
Today’s episode of Tent Talk, the Farmers Market Podcast, is supported by TentCraft
0:00 44:57

Ep 345: Shop Outside the Box | Defining Farmers Markets: Delivering Net Growth

Guests
Christine Farren
Keywords
farmers markets online ordering delivery services Foodwise Cuesa Covid flexibility equity face time
In this episode of our series on defining farmers markets we consider online ordering and delivery services by looking back to a June, 2021 conversation with Christine Farren, Executive Director of San Francisco's Foodwise. Back then, the organization formerly known as Cuesa was redesigning the curated boxes developed on the fly during peak Covid into a delivery service managed with a logistics partner. Tune in as we discuss how online ordering and home delivery fits into the definition of farmers markets as a place where farmers and eaters form relationships. 
 
Listen to our conversation about:
  • Flexibility as a superpower
  • Sharing other organizations' strengths
  • Doing the math on delivery
  • Keeping new systems equitable
  • The importance of face time
 
Today’s episode of Tent Talk, the Farmers Market Podcast, is supported by Project for Public Spaces

 

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Ep 344: Recognizing Best Practices | Defining Farmers Markets: Certified Success

Guests
Dr. Kim Hutchison Meredith Ledlie Johnson
Keywords
best practices farmers markets Virginia Farmers Market Association certification education standards public policy manager compensation
Continuing our series on defining farmers markets we like to wonder: what if everyone in a region or in the country agreed on one set of best practices and one set of rules for farmers markets? In this episode we're talking with Dr. Kim Hutchison and Meredith Ledlie Johnson about how the Virginia Farmers Market Association has done just that. Bringing in multiple stakeholders helped create consistent standards. Education and certification of managers and farmers markets provides validation and a sense of pride. Leveraging that recognition to negotiate managers' compensation and public policy are additional benefits. 
 
Listen in as we talk about:
  • Creating consistent standards
  • Recognizing our industry's strengths
  • Bringing multiple agencies to the table
  • Documenting the work we do
  • How certification affects salaries 
 
Today’s episode of Tent Talk, the Farmers Market Podcast, is supported by American Farmland Trust

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