Episode 187: Jake Johannes on co-operating a farmer and vendor-run market

Our guest this week is Jake Johannes, farmer at Sacred Sun Cooperative Farm and Board Chair at the Brookside Farmers Market in Kansas City, Missouri. As a year-round farmer and vendor-run organization, the Brookside Farmers Market has a unique perspective on what it takes to operate a farmers market that serves its community and its participants. In this episode Jake gives background on how the Brookside Farmers Market came to be and explains how the organization works with an active board made up of vendors and community members. We also chat about his market's extensive vendor application requirements and the benefits of bringing on a full-time farmers market manager!

This week's episode is made possible by support from American Farmland Trust.