COVID Vaccinations

We have been getting a number of questions regarding vaccination status for farmers and farmers market managers and staff. This is what we are being told -

While the current schedule shows that front line grocery workers are in the current list, 1B, for vaccinations, it is up to the discretion of the vaccination site on whether they will consider market managers and staff as a part of this category. The suggestion is to go ahead and enroll for the vaccination using this link here.

This is the online screening tool that will determine eligibility and send you a list of sites you can contact for an appointment. When you go, you will need proof of your employment - a payroll stub, or some other documentation. For those who are volunteers, try using a letter from your board, sponsor, or from your vendors. You should also have a picture ID, like a driver’s license. The screening tool may indicate other required documentation. If your chosen site for a vaccine declines you, try another site.

I am also being told that farmers will be added to the 1B category in the near future. So you can follow the updates on that list here.

Remember that the pace of the vaccine distribution is limited, so even if you find a site that will recognize farmers markets as grocery workers, you may find you will need to wait a bit for the vaccine to be available.

CSA Innovation Network — Farmer to Farmer Exchange: Ecommerce Platforms

In early 2020 as COVID-19 hit the United States, consumers quickly moved to purchasing food directly from farmers. Farmers responded by moving quickly to online sales, contactless payments, and contactless deliveries. In order to assist farmers with choosing a software platform for their direct sales, the National Young Farmers Coalition produced a Farmer Guide to Direct Sales Software Platforms. That guide focuses exclusively on farm-specific sales platforms and includes details on pricing, features, and links to additional information on 19 different platforms.

This report details farmer ratings for the five most popular of those farm-specific sales platforms plus four additional platforms that are not farm-specific and are used by many farmers. This report is designed as a companion piece to the Farmer Guide to Direct Sales Software Platforms and will not repeat information contained in that Guide. Instead, it will augment the Guide with farmer-to-farmer ratings and details about farmer experiences using the platforms.

The information in this report was compiled through a national survey of farmers conducted by the CSA Innovation Network from 29 May to 30 June 2020. There were a total of 170 anonymous responses, with 143 farmers contributing data on the 23 platforms included in the survey, and 59 of those farmers contributing data on multiple platforms. This report highlights the 9 platforms that received ratings from at least 10 farmers. For information on additional platforms that did not make it into our top 9, see the National Young Farmers Coalition Farmer Guide to Direct Sales Software Platforms the Lake Pepin Local Online Platform Comparison Chart for Aggregated Sales and the Resources at the end of this report.

View the PDF Here

"Reimagining Markets for a Brand New World" Farmers Market Managers Virtual Conference 2021

Farmers Market Managers Virtual Conference 2021 to highlight adapting Markets in our newly changed environment.

2020 showed us the dynamic resilience of Farmers Markets and their operators to restructure, redesign, and renovate for safely providing delivery of locally grown nutritious food for their customers.  The 2021 NYS Farmers Market Managers Conference will highlight lessons learned through the 2020 season by looking at best practices and expand upon how markets can be reimagined as agents of change for future challenges while continuing to create successful marketplaces. 

Three featured conference sessions to look forward to are the following:

ADA Requirements and Farmers Markets 

We welcome guest speaker Stephanie Woodward, an attorney and disability rights advocate. Stephanie will help markets better understand the needs of the disabled community, ADA legal requirements, and how to improve market access and the market experience. She will talk about service animals, what is allowed, what is required, and how we navigate through the process. She will also highlight the issue of mask-wearing mandates – what are everyone’s rights and how to best protect everyone.

De-escalating Contentious Situations at Markets - Skills for resolving conflicts 

Will Nassau is a de-escalation negotiator with Nassau Facilitation Services. Will’s presentation will help us to better resolve issues that have the potential to blow up on us – customers who refuse to follow rules, vendors that feel entitled. By using real-life examples, Will uses an interactive technique with the audience to learn to understand the behavior and diffuse the conflict before it gets out of hand.

Undoing Racism at Our Farmers Markets

Taisy Conk, Program Director of Community Food Action, and Iyeshima Harris, Project Director of East New York Farms will lead this session which focuses on how markets can develop strategies to reflect ethnic and diverse communities. This interactive workshop will provide a space to discuss how race and racism affect farmers markets’ staff, customers, and vendors. The facilitators and participants will share challenges, practices, and successes in building more just and equitable markets.

The conference will also feature interactive networking opportunities to allow managers to share experiences, ideas, and challenges; a virtual tour of the Kriemhild Dairy farm, built-in fatigue breaks, and a virtual Happy Hour hosted by Jim Farr of the Rochester Public Market and featuring John Urlaub, owner of the Rohrbach Brewing Company in Rochester, NY. Together they will lead us to celebrate farmers markets and a successful conference.

You can view the full agenda here


The conference registration fee of $50 per person will cover the full conference, including access to presentation documents and recordings. Register now for the 2021 Farmers Market Managers Conference: “Reimagining Markets for a Brand New World”. All registrations and payments will be done online through Eventbrite. Once registered, you will receive an email with your unique links to all conference sessions.

Register for Conference 2021

For more information, contact the Farmers Market Federation of NY at deggert@nyfarmersmarket.com or call 315-400-1447.

The City of Rochester Announces the International Plaza!

The International Plaza is an exciting new City initiative to develop and construct a new Latin-themed event space and marketplace on North Clinton Avenue.  The project will include a variety of vendors and vending options ranging from pop-up tents and carts to more permanent locations housed in retail kiosks, a performance pavilion, dedicated restrooms and a service/storage building.  The International Plaza will provide a community gathering space to celebrate and build on the tremendous arts and cultural assets of the surrounding neighborhood and a spot where local entrepreneurs and/or existing businesses can locate and sell their products and services in a low risk, low cost, flexible environment that is envisioned to become an incubator for neighborhood economic development.

There’s a special Fall 2020 rate! All 4 Sundays: $75.00

Visit www.CityofRochester.gov/lamarketa for more information and to download the vendor application.

10/15/2020

Free Energy Audits for Farmers and Non-Profits

There are currently two free state programs that are able to perform an energy study and provide calculations and recommendations to reduce energy related costs.

NYSERDA Agriculture Energy Audit (AEAP)

This program was created to help farmers reduce their energy costs and has helped over 600 farms in New York.

AEAP Fact Sheet
AEAP Application

Green Jobs Green New York Energy Audit Program (GJGNY)

Created to help small commercial businesses and non-profits reduce their energy related costs. Free audits are not a normal state program but this short term special case is a NYS effort to stimulate business activity.

GJGNY Fact Sheet
GJGNY Application

This information has been provided to the Farmers Market Federation of NY by The Daylight Savings Company. Daylight Savings Company (c1991) is a NYSERDA contractor (since 1998) providing energy efficiency expertise and maximizing benefits of state grants and incentives.

Source: https://daylightsavings.us/

Planning for Winter Markets:  Open Forum Recap

Scoping out what shape or form your winter farmers market could take this season adhering to COVID safety guidelines?  Many good questions to consider, planning and design ideas were shared by our panel of market managers and participants during our September 3rd open forum.  Here is a summary of what was discussed:  

Please note that NYSDAM, at this time, does not foresee releasing any updates to the guidance for markets operating indoors in the winter. Instead markets are to follow current guidelines for the phases we are in within each region. 

Surveying customers/vendors to find out what they prefer for their winter market. 

Laura Crimmins of Kingston Farmers’ Market shared that they sent out a short survey to help get started with planning.  The result was that a majority of customers/vendors wanted an in-person market, but would still want the ability to shop their market no matter how it was offered: online only with curbside pickup, stay outdoors (notify if snow cancellation, otherwise dress for the cold!) indoor market or hybrid model: keep online ordering capability AND have in person shopping when possible.  Finding out what your market community would like to see in a winter market by way of a few question survey or just talking to customers could be a good start to formulating a plan.  

Questions/aspects to consider when moving your market to an indoor location:

  • Will the space accommodate vendors/farmers at the recommended 10 ft apart allowing enough room for customers to shop safely at a 6ft social distance?

    1. Rule of thumb for measuring capacity for people able to properly social distance in a market space is allowing 10x10 ft per person.  This becomes even more relevant for promoting safety in an indoor market space.

    2. How do you choose which vendors/farmers to include if your indoor space can’t fit them all? This is tricky.  Steve Ridler of Troy Waterfront Farmers Market is first finding out which of his 80 vendors would like to participate in an indoor in-person market, then looking for a space that has ample capacity.  For his large market he is looking at a closed supermarket space, gyms, warehouse, etc. The overall recommendation from market managers was to ask vendors what their preferences may be for this winter.  Some may want to do business online only through the winter for reasons of logistics, health concerns indoors, limited inventory, etc. 

  • Market Flow: Does the space have a separate entrance and exit to avoid crowding at one doorway? Also, having customers moving in one direction around the market could also help avoid bottle necks.

  • Crowd Control: How do you limit customers entering the market without having to make them wait in a line outside in the winter weather?

    1. Allow for a space indoors and heated where people can wait to enter, mark the floor for spots that are 6 ft apart. That could also be a spot to post a menu of what vendor goods are available that day, so that people can know ahead what they will choose and move quickly through.

    2. The Signup Genius app was used by some markets when they first opened in early Spring to help avoid crowding and could be brought back as a method to space out customer attendance.

    3. Special times designated for certain groups could be established.  For example, an early morning shift for the elderly and the immunocompromised, certain shopping times reserved for veterans or frontline health workers. It would have to be on the honor system as Steve pointed out, but his market established this when first opening in Spring and customers were appreciative.

    4. Enforce to the greatest extent the ‘one per household allowed to shop’ rule.

  • Entertainment: Brenda Ryan of Down to Earth Markets suggested a DJ or piped in background music may have to suffice at her market this winter. Musicians or low-key entertainment take up space for shoppers and may encourage patrons crowding around or staying too long in the market.

  • Sanitation, air quality and heating:

    1. Added janitorial service may be needed to keep the space sanitized and cleaned. This is especially a concern if the space is used by other groups during the week. 

    2. Investing in an air filtering system may be necessary as is required by some area indoor businesses according to local health department regulations. 

    3. Space heaters – there are certain safety regulations that must be adhered to for their use indoors.* 

Online Shopping

  • Brenda R. commented that online shopping is likely more viable for markets in winter 

    1. Farmers/vendors are better able to manager their inventory when receiving preorders.

    2. Customers can preorder and walk quickly through to vendors for pick up their goods. 

    3. However, there could be added costs and labor issues – would customer level justify providing this method of shopping. 

Remaining an Outdoor market

  1. Consider staying outdoors as long as you possibly can!  On the calendar “Winter” doesn’t begin until 12/21.  Can you trick your customers into thinking your summer/fall market is just stretching out a bit? (this will likely work better for downstate markets which may not be covered in snow by November….)

  2. As mentioned above, online ordering can be utilized: customers preorder and can pick up curbside at a pickup spot set up by the market or they can move quickly through vendor tables to pick up individual orders. 

  3. Make sure space heaters and salamander heaters are to safety standards*

Contact tracing

    1. DOH is not as concerned about shoppers in an outdoor open-air market where there’s less of a health concern for disease spread. 

    2. Down to Earth markets keep records of staffing, not customers. Name/Address/DOB is kept of staff and they do Health checks on them each day. (This is part of their market’s safety plan that markets are required to have on the premises)

    3. Markets/Vendors have found it’s difficult to have customers fill out their info – too many people and not enough pens or ability to sanitize used pens.

    4. Signup Genius could be utilized for customer tracing.

Call to Action: Local Farms Need COVID-19 Relief

The majority of farmers selling local foods have suffered severe market disruptions due to COVID-19.

U.S. Representative Alma Adams (NC-12) introduced the Local and Regional Farmer and Market Support Act (HR 8096) in the House of Representatives. The bill is a comprehensive approach to help small and mid-scale farms, farmers markets, and local food businesses cope with the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The Local and Regional Farmer and Market Support Act would:

  • Create a COVID-19 relief payment program for farmers, who sell in local and regional markets, based on their lost revenue. 

  • Ensure Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) producers and low-income communities of color receive equitable access to COVID-19 relief programs.

  • Provide emergency response grants for farmers markets and local food enterprises to implement public health protections and COVID-19-friendly marketing practices.

  • Invest in the restoration and enhancement of local and value-added agriculture markets.

We hope to get this proposal included in the COVID-19 stimulus package being negotiated in Congress right now. Your voice can make a critical difference and help keep local farms in business.

Please call our US Senators and urge them to support local food in the next COVID-19 stimulus bill by introducing a Senate version of the Local and Regional Farms and Markets Support Act.


New York State Senators can be reached here:

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand 

Gillibrand.senate.gov
478 Russell
Washington, DC  20510
202 224-4451

James M. Hanley Federal Building
100 South Clinton Street, Rm. 1470
Syracuse, NY 13261
315 448-0470   

 

Sen. Charles Schumer

schumer.senate.gov
322 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC  20510
202 224-6542

James M. Hanley Federal Building
100 South Clinton Street, Rm. 841
Syracuse, NY 13261
315 423-5471  

 Find your senators: www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm 


Here is a script you may use (adapt as you like):

“Hello, my name is _________ and I am a constituent and a voter (tell them if you’re a farmer!).
I’m calling to urge you to support small and mid-scale local farms in the next COVID-19 relief package. Three out of four small farms are losing significant income because restaurant, farmers market, and agritourism sales have shrunk due to the pandemic. Many local farms in our community will be out of business by the end of the year if they don’t get targeted relief in the next COVID-19 stimulus bill.

Current USDA programs pay local farmers just pennies per pound on the crops they produce, which doesn’t come close to the losses local farms are suffering. The Local and Regional Farms and Markets Support Act has been introduced in the House of Representatives as House Bill 8096. Please introduce a Senate companion to House Bill 8096 so our local farms can receive the support that meets their needs in the next COVID-19 stimulus bill.

Thank you for your time."

If your call is routed to an answering machine, please leave a message. It will make a difference!

General tips

Your representative and senators were elected by you and upwards of a million to tens of millions of your fellow Americans, but by law they each only have a small team of correspondents on staff to read and respond to all of their mail.

Be patient and respectful to the staff member you reach — you want them on your side, don’t you?

The way to stand out is to provide a brief but specific personal story about how this bill would affect your life. 

Do they want to hear from you? Yes! They need your support next election. But that doesn’t mean you’ll change their mind. On hot issues, their vote is often already made up. But on other issues, you could be their first constituent to weigh in.  It is always worth the effort to let your representatives know your concerns about the issues that matter to you.

*Information above was partly provided by the Farmers Market Coalition Advocacy alert messaging

A State-Wide Food Drive in Celebration of Community Support for Local Farmers Markets

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The Farmers Market Federation of NY has not promoted a statewide event in the past for National Farmers Market Week, but this exceptional year we feel it is important to do so.  Give Back NY is a show of appreciation for our local communities for the tremendous support of farmers markets and local food since the COVID Pandemic began. We are inviting farmers markets to connect with the local emergency food programs/food pantries serving their region and assist with a food drive to take place at the market during Farmers Market Week, August 2-8.

  • WHAT: A week-long celebration of farmers markets that will emphasize food donations to local food pantries as a means of sharing the bounty! We hope to encourage consumers and farmers to offer donations to their neighborhood food program that serves the community on their visit to the farmers market during that week.

  • HOW: The Federation has put together a toolkit to help both food pantries and farmers markets prepare for and implement Give Back NY, including guidelines for communications, strategies for working cooperatively to benefit local food pantries, as well as communications and posts for building consumer awareness for the week-long celebration. To assist Farmers Market Managers with preparing for the event, the toolkit contains lists of emergency food programs in their area that Managers can contact for participating in the food drive and having a presence at the market that week.  For food pantries, the toolkit contains details on participating in a farmers market and suggestions for communicating with the market, as well as their clientele. The toolkit will also contain signage and social media template material for both the farmers market and food pantry to use for promoting the weeklong Give Back NY celebration.

  • GOALS:  to help alleviate hunger in our communities, inspire awareness in each community of local pantries and the work they do, and help develop a lasting partnership between markets, farmers and food programs that serve local families.  Ultimately, we hope that Give Back NY will help launch a “give back” that keeps on giving.

Please join us in celebrating farmers markets, local food and farmers during the National Farmers Market Week, August 2 – 8, by participating in Give Back NY. View the toolkit for all the information, contacts and guidance you will need to partner with a local food pantry, promote the event and build a success food donation program to honor our communities.

Nutrition Incentive Coupons Are Here!

We are well into the summer farmers markets season in New York and that means coupons are coming in! There are a number of nutrition coupons that farmers are collecting as payment for their product:

FMNP – FARMERS MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM

These are $4 checks given out to WIC families and low income seniors. They can be used to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables from participating farmers. The coupons are valid for customers to use up to November 30, 2020. Farmers must redeem them no later than December 15, 2020.

FRESH CONNECT CHECKS

This is a SNAP incentive program administered by the NYS Dept of Agriculture and Markets. The $2 coupon is given to SNAP customers at farmers markets when spending $5 of their SNAP benefits at the market. The coupons can be used to purchase any SNAP eligible food from any participating farmer/vendor. Customers have until December 31, 2020 to use the coupons and farmers/vendors must redeem no later than January 15, 2021.

HEALTH BUCKS

This is a SNAP incentive program administered by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and available at all NYC farmers markets. The customer is given a $2 coupon for every $5 in SNAP benefits spent at the farmers market. The coupons are valid only on fresh fruits and vegetables from FMNP farmers. Customers have until December 31, 2020 to use the coupons and farmers must redeem no later than January 15, 2021.

CNY HEALTH BUCKS

This is a SNAP incentive program administered by the Food Bank of CNY and available at participating markets in the food bank’s region. Coupons are distributed by the Food Bank at select partnering agencies and through nutrition education workshops. In addition, the $2 coupons are given to SNAP customers at farmers markets when spending $5 of their SNAP benefits at the market. The coupons can be used to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables from FMNP farmers. Customers have until November 30, 2020 to use the coupons and farmers/vendors must redeem no later than December 15, 2021.

While there are other coupon programs that may be operating within New York’s farmers markets, these are the larger programs and those that use the Farmers Market Federation of NY as a redemption agent. As such, all coupons are to be sent to the Federation for redemption. All coupons should be stamped with the farmer’s FMNP number or, in the case of Fresh Connect, initialed by the vendor, and mailed or shipped to the Farmers Market Federation of NY for redemption, using a redemption form available here.

Once received, the Federation will promptly process all coupons, including a scan for an accurate count of coupons and collection of all coupon serial numbers. Payments will be made to farmers as each funder makes the funds available to us. In a normal year, this can be anywhere from 5 – 45 days. However, this year may be more delayed. With state and local governments in a financial bind due to fighting the coronavirus pandemic, funds are being released much more slowly. Rest assured, that all payments will be made, in the order that coupons are received, as quickly as possible. It is the Federation’s policy to cut checks within 2 days of the funds being released by the funder.

Please note the correct address for coupons to be sent for redemption. Failure to use the appropriate address will mean that your coupons will NOT arrive at the Federation office for processing.

Federation Membership is now FREE!

The Farmers Market Federation of NY is here for you! We are devoted to supporting farmers markets with resources, professional development opportunities, program administration and networking opportunities and a mutual vision for sustainable farmers markets.  A visit to the Federation website, www.nyfarmersmarket.com will show the breadth or resources, opportunities and programs offered through the Federation.

New this year, membership in the Federation is absolutely free! The board of directors have agreed to eliminate membership fees to allow every market to participate in the Federation, its programs and services. To register your Federation membership we ask that you complete a form providing updated information on your farmers market. This information will be used to populate the database of farmers markets on the Federation website, www.nyfarmersmarket.com, populate an upcoming market locator app being developed by NOFA-NY, and update the SNAP market listing on www.snaptomarket.com.

Join the Farmers Market Federation of NY by registering your market here.

The Federation is also open to farmers and other food producers who participate in farmers markets. Farmer/Vendor Membership is also free of charge. Rather than a monetary membership, we ask that you provide basic information about your farm and marketing venues. This information will be used to create a local food map on the Federation website, www.nyfarmersmarket.com, to help guide consumers to your marketing venues.

Join the Farmers Market Federation of NY by registering your farm or business here.

Together we can build a system of markets that will provide exciting retail opportunities for consumers and vital outlets for farmers and producers to reach consumers and build farm profits.  

6/5/20, Coronavirus COVID-19 Update: Outdoor Dining

As you may have heard, Governor Cuomo is now allowing outdoor dining. This also includes farmers markets. So each market can decide for themselves whether to allow customers to eat in the market. But keep in mind:

You still need to maintain social distancing, so be sure that if you have people eating food in the market that you are still keeping everyone at a 6-foot minimum distance.

You still need to manage crowd control so that you do not overcrowd your market and diminish social distancing. If you have a waiting line for customers to enter the market to do their shopping, you may want to consider whether in-market eating will negatively impact others to enter the market.

Food vendors still need to keep condiments, cream and sugar, napkins, utensils, etc., within their control and not allowing customers to handle these items on their own.

The updated guidelines from the state will be out in the next few days, but this will be the change you will see.

Changes to SNAP for 2020

Gives You More Opportunity and Decreases Out-of-Pocket Expenses

In the times of COVID, SNAP becomes more important than ever. Thousands have lost their jobs, food shortages hamper the supermarkets, with rising prices. USDA has responded by increasing SNAP benefits in the short term. There are also changes in the program to benefit farmers and farmers markets already in the SNAP program.

USDA has made it easier than ever to be a part of the SNAP program. This year, USDA is once again funding MarketLink to help farmers markets and direct marketing farmers to join the SNAP program. This is an opportunity to reach those in your community who are now hurting because of the pandemic. Give them access to fresh, healthy local food by making your food accessible to SNAP users. Contact the Federation office to join SNAP. We will help you through the process and get you started. Call 315-400-1447 or email deggert@nyfarmersmarket.com.

Another change to the program is that Novo Dia has rolled out a new, updated app to accept SNAP through your mobile phones. The current Mobile Market Plus app is being phased out in favor of TotilPay Go. The new app will increase functionality as new opportunities are rolled out. You will need to make the changeover manually, by starting here.

For those already in the SNAP program, there some new options for you that could save you some out-of-pocket costs.

Through Novo Dia, you now have the opportunity to change your SNAP processor from WorldPay to Novo Dia. Currently WorldPay charges 15 cents per SNAP transaction. However, Novo Dia does not charge for SNAP processing, but, instead, wraps those fees in your Mobile Market Plus license fee. So there will be no additional charges. To make the changeover, begin the process here.

Another significant change this year is an opportunity to choose a debit/credit processor. In the past, the only option was WorldPay. But now you can opt for Square as your processor, if you would like. The pro side of Square is that you will not be charged an annual processing fee, just a discount fee on your sales. The downside to Square is that it does require a unique card reader. So you would need both a card reader for SNAP and a separate card reader for Square. It is your choice to use either WorldPay or Square for your debit/credit processing. If you choose to go with Square, you can begin the process by applying for Square processing directly with Square. Then contact Novo Dia to initiate Square on your TotilPay account at support@novodiagroup.com.

WE’RE STARTING A BLOG!

JUNE 1, 2016

Our website has been an incredible resource for NYS markets and farmers for a number of years, but up until now we’ve always done our newsletter in a paper format.  Diane even remembers the days when (back before everyone had email), she had to print and fold the newsletter in paper format and send copies to everyone in the mail.

But times are changing and so are we!  We are excited to announce that for the 2016 membership year, the Federation is replacing the old quarterly paper/pdf format of our newsletter with our new blog and we’ll now be keeping you up-to-date on all things Federation and farmers markets right here on the website.

What this means for you:

You’ll now have a handy place to come to and see what the latest is, both here in the Federation office and around the state.  Just bookmark this link and check it often http://www.nyfarmersmarket.com/theblog or if you prefer, subscribe to our email list if you haven’t already and you can read the latest there.  You might even get the opportunity to shine the spotlight on your market or farm or something interesting happening in your corner of NYS.

What this means for us:

We’ll be able to keep you updated more frequently by adding each article or bit of news as soon as it is relevant and keep the information timely. No more folding paper newsletters or formatting PDFs!

We’re also putting out a Call to Action for Market Managers and other agricultural stakeholders around the state.  We’d like to invite you to participate and make use of this space and take advantage of the great traffic we get on our site:

Got an idea for an article?  Shoot it our way. Or perhaps you already have some existing content you think we could repurpose or share.  Maybe you know about something our readers would be interested in finding out about.

Got photos of your market or farm you’d like featured on our site?  Great – we may be able to use them in an upcoming article.

Please don’t forget to add this to your “to-do” list.  Send all submissions to deggert@nyfarmersmarket.com.  We will feature as many as we can in an upcoming blog article and/or email blast.  We look forward to seeing YOU featured and to continuing to provide you with the most relevant up-to-date information on New York State’s amazing farmers markets.

Upcoming partnership with the Antioch Co-op

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