September E-News
It's Sep-Sep-September! A time for change - the weather is getting cooler (maybe??), some markets are closing their season in upcoming weeks, and others are in full swing. September is definitely a time of abundance with produce in Colorado!
As always, we have lots going on.
- 3 Upcoming Marketing Trainings
- Instagram 101: Thursday (9/16), 11am
- Canva 101: Monday (9/20), 11am
- Social Media Workshop (5 ideas): Wednesday (9/22), 6pm (EVENING!)
- The Alliance Center and Gunnison Valley Producers' Guild: Recent Agricultural Tours
- Upcoming Blue FCU Training: Thursday (9/23), 10am
- National Farmers Market Week - Photo Contest Winner!
- Instagram Takeovers!
- Member Resources - September
We are so glad to be in this work together with you! We hope to engage with you this month through any of our events or in other ways.
Sincerely,
CFMA Team
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3 Upcoming Marketing Trainings
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Including one EVENING training! These trainings are open to everyone. Recordings and resources will be available to CFMA members.
Instagram 101
When: Thursday (9/16)
Time: 11am-noon
This training is perfect for people who are brand new to Instagram. We will talk about setting up your bio, getting followers, posting and types of posts, hashtags and tagging, and engaging with others. Come with questions to ask. It would be best to already be logged into your account for this training.
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Canva 101
When: Monday (9/20)
Time: 11am-noon
NEW TRAINING: You asked for it, and we're doing it! Are you interested in editing simple flyers or social media posts? Canva is a free online tool that many people use to make their content. We will talk about templates, creating a post, how to add basic elements to a post, uploading your files, making texts, and downloading your designs. Please create an account prior to joining this training.
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Meeting ID: 878 8193 5671
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Social Media Workshop (5 Ideas) - EVENING TIME!
When: Wednesday (9/22)
Time: 6-7pm
By popular demand, we are offering an evening time! During this workshop, we will go over 5 post ideas. The goal is to actually write these posts together during the workshop so you can be ready to post on your social. This is also a fantastic time to ask questions on how to improve your social media posts. Come ready to take notes!
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The Alliance Center and Gunnison Valley Producers' Guild: Recent Agricultural Tours
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The Regenerative Recovery Coalition's Agriculture Working Group recently partnered with Gunnison Valley Producer's Guild on a farm tour pilot project, titled “Bridging the Divide, Making the Connection: Continental, Urban/Rural, Farmer/Consumer” in the Gunnison Valley. They explored regenerative practices taking place in the local food system of Gunnison and met with the hard working people making it all a reality!
Although the farm tours already took place, if this is something you're interested in connecting with, check out their linked websites and join their email lists to stay updated on actions they are taking and potential future farm tours around Colorado.
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Upcoming Blue FCU Seminar
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When: Thursday (9/23)
Time: 10am
We're glad to have our partnership with Blue FCU this year! They have run financial literacy seminars that have helped market managers on how to better manage their finances. The 3rd seminar (out of 4!) for 2021 is coming up this month. Check it out!
Live seminar is open to everyone!
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Meeting ID: 857 3043 7279
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Meeting ID: 857 3043 7279
Passcode: 872175
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National Farmers Market Week - Photo Contest Winner!
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Congrats to Karen Collins for winning our NFMW photo contest! Check out some of her awesome pics below, taken at Larimer County Farmers Market!
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If you follow us on Instagram (@cofarmersmarkets), you know that for the next several weeks, a different market is taking over CFMA's Instagram each week. This means 1-3 posts the day of their market (and possibly the day before and after) and a bunch of stories of their market. This is an awesome way to really get to know a market - some you may already know well, and some you may meet for the first time!
As of now, the earliest available week is the week of October 17, so if you have a late season / winter market and would like to be part of this, please email David at dhut117@gmail.com
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Member Resources - September
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CFMA members, you can find updated resources in the CFMA 2021 Resources Google folder. David will send an email via the Google Group this week with the link as a reminder. Some updates include the most recent marketing workshops as well as market manager meeting, so stay tuned!
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