Farmers Market Pros
Consulting Services
Are you starting or refreshing a farmers market, or launching a market business? Successful farmers markets don’t just happen.
Let’s discuss your goals and challenges one on one. Schedule your consultation today!
Available Services
The Farmers Market Pros provide individual and group consultation to farmers market managers, small farmers and food-makers and market support organizations. We’re ready to help get your farmers market business or event off the ground and to keep it running smoothly. Whether you’re in the pre-launch planning stage or you’ve been running a successful market for years, we offer specialized expert advice to improve your market operations.
New farmers market feasibility studies and site selection
Farmers market launch project management
Farmers market performance audits and action plans
Marketing and social media audits and action plans
Basic Squarespace farmers market website
Customized online Vendor-101 classes for new farmers and vendors
Market Manager-101 training for market groups and associations
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Farmers Market Feasibility Studies
Flash Feasibility Studies include a comprehensive survey for your organization to answer, a complete rapid analysis of your responses, any required backup research and a 2 page report with recommendations. Customized Feasibility Studies include on-site interviews, site analysis, community outreach, needs assessment and income projection.
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Farmers Market Development Plans
Customized chronological plans to help you and your team launch your new farmers market, including budget projections, permit requirements, community outreach and marketing plans, with optional periodic check-ins and consulting. Start with an initial consultation call.
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Market Evaluation & Action Plans for existing farmers markets
Customized online or on-site analysis of mission statement, site, existing and potential farmer and vendor participants, market rules and guidelines, fee structure, marketing, and strategic plan. Fees and availability vary. Start with an initial consultation call.
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Farmers Market Website Build-out
Your farmers market needs a website of its own, whether it’s part of a larger organization or operates independently. The Farmers Market Website Build-out includes a basic Squarespace website customized to your market, including landing page, participant information and contact page.
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Email newsletter Analysis and Template Creation
When it comes to marketing your market, email newsletters are priceless. With an evaluation of your current email marketing program, or creation of a new one, including email template creation, content library and content calendar, we’ll help you reach your market shoppers.
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Social Media Audit for existing farmers market businesses
Increase online engagement by fine-tuning your social media platforms. The Social Media Audit includes an evaluation of current social media marketing program, report and action plan including sample and customizable posts and content calendar specific to your market.
We’re the Farmers Market Pros.
Our Farmers Market Pros team has a combined 30 years proven experience in farmers market feasibility studies, developing and managing markets and pop-up events, creating marketing plans, directing community and media relations, securing sponsors and raising funds, strategic planning for markets and organizations, business startups and more.
Ready to get your market or business started? Want to level up your current farmers market and increase profitability? We’re ready to help. Schedule a call.
