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Local producers and vendors Market managers and lead personnel Local civic leaders, city officials, volunteer orgs State resources & contacts State organizations National organizations Number of farmers markets

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Local producers and

vendors

Market managers and

lead personnel

Local civic leaders, city

  • fficials, volunteer orgs

State resources &

contacts

State organizations National organizations

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Number of farmers

markets in the state??

Average age of

shoppers?

Average age of vendors? Items most purchased? Second most items

purchased?

Percentage increase in

number of markets in Iowa sales from 1994 to 2009?

Sales in dollars?? Iowa’s ranking in per

capita farmers markets??

IDALS 2009 EIS by NASS & Strategic Economics Group, Inc.

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  • Get to know

them

  • Tap into

their strengths

  • Manage

their work space

  • Provide

them with clear, concise, enforced market rules

  • Be on site

with them

  • Celebrate

with them

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  • Nearby communities with strong markets
  • IDALS farmers market list w/manager contact info

 IDALS homepage, click on “About”, then “Programs”, then “Farmers Markets” and finally “Farmers Market Directory”

https://www.iowaagriculture.gov/

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 You  Your community

network

 Your social media

community

 Outside the box –

  • Senior centers
  • WIC clinics

 City officials  Extension Offices  County Health Depts.

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State Resources

  • Access to market &

vendor requirements at the state level

  • Specific state resources
  • Web-based market info
  • Web-based market

manual

  • Smart phone app
  • Farmers Market

Nutrition Programs

  • Periodic email

notifications

  • Training info, etc.
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 Me

  • Paul Ovrom @ 515-242-6239 or

paul.ovrom@iowaagriculture.gov

 IA Dept of Agriculture

  • FMNP: Stephanie Groom @

515-725-1179

  • Vendor scales
  • Meat/Poultry sales
  • Dairy products
  • Pet foods at markets
  • Nutrition voucher programs
  • Main #: 515-281-5321

 IA Dept of Human

Services

  • EBT machines
  • Tracy Penick @

515-281-4935

 IA Dept of

Inspections & Appeals

  • Food & Consumer Safety

Bureau

  • Kurt Rueber @

515-281-6538

 IA Dept of Revenue

  • 800-367-3388
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 FSMA Produce Safety Rule & Food

Safety

  • Paul Ovrom @ 515-242-6239 or

paul.ovrom@iowaagriculture.gov

  • Dr. Angela Shaw @ angelaml@iastate.edu
  • http://safeproduce.cals.iastate.edu/

 IA Sensitive Crops Directory

  • https://ia.driftwatch.org/
  • Paul @ paul.ovrom@iowaagriculture.gov

 Double Up Food Bucks Program

  • Aryn McLaren @ 515-309-3227 or

aryn@iowahealthieststate.com

  • http://www.iowahealthieststate.com/resources

/communities/double-up-food-bucks/

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  • Workshops &

Conferences

  • Advice
  • Networking
  • Winter 2020:

plans for a combined conference http://www.iafarmersmarkets.org/ http://www.ifvga.org/

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  • Web Resources
  • Web-based Programs
  • List Serves
  • Networking
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  • Thank you!
  • Feel free to contact me…

Paul Ovrom 515-242-6239 or paul.ovrom@iowaagriculture.gov