Episode 199: Join the party: All about the 2022 America’s Farmers Market Celebration

This week we have two special guests (Greg Plotkin, Director of Digital Communications for American Farmland Trust and Corrina Smith, Executive Director of the Columbia Farmers Market) who give us all the details on the 2022 America's Farmers Market Celebration hosted by American Farmland Trust! Running from June 20 to September 19, 2022, the 14th annual celebration showcases the essential markets across the nation making a difference for farmers, ranchers, and communities. In this episode Greg shares AFT's vision for the contest, some updates on this year's celebration, and step by step instructions on how market managers can update their profiles and get the vote out. Then we hear from Corrina who led her market to victory and nabbed the grand prize back in 2021! Corrina gives us an inside peek into her marketing strategy and all the awesome benefits that come with winning. Listen in to get excited, then find out more at markets.farmland.org!

**Updates to the database on markets.farmland.org can be submitted by filling out this short form or emailing American Farmland Trust at marketinfo@farmland.org

This week's episode is made possible by support from the Farmers Market Coalition.