It's Time to Renew Your IFMA Membership!
Membership Benefits include:
- Educational opportunities along with discounted registration fees;
- Access to an online Market Management Manual;
- Market development services for new markets, staff and vendor programs;
- Promotion and networking opportunities through list serve, quarterly newsletters, and website;
- Market Manager Certification course available;
- Collaboration on state level-food and farm policy issues through access to Illinois Food Farms and Jobs Council and the Illinois Farmers Market Task Force;
- Having Community, Statewide and National input in helping craft legislative priorities and participating in the growing local food constituency.
The Illinois Farmers Market Association offers multiple membership types: farmers markets (based on the number of markets under single management), farmers, vendors, friends of farmers markets, and organizations.
Become a member and join us in keeping local food
growing in Illinois!
NEW Farmers Market Sampling Certification and Rules Webinar!
Presented by Rebecca Osland
Monday, June 13th, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
ATTENTION: Farmers Market Managers & Farmers Market Vendors, there are ongoing changes taking place in the laws and regulations that impact farmers markets and their vendors. Join this webinar to learn about how to get the new statewide food sampling certificate. Sampling can dramatically increase sales by more than 30% and can enhance your relationship with patrons!
Learning Objective: How to obtain a Sampling Certificate.
Rebecca Osland - Illinois Stewardship Alliance Policy Associate - rebecca@ilstewards.org - www.ilstewards.org
This Webinar is provided by the Illinois Stewardship Alliance, University of Illinois Extension and the Illinois Farmers Market Association.
Promoting On-Farm Pollinators Workshop, June 14 in Champaign, presented by The Land Connection. For information and registration click here.
2016 SNAP Acceptance at Farmers Market Webinars are available on-line. Click below.
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