MFMA's Grow Your Green 2024 Inaugural Class |
Over 60 emerging farmers gathered at Cragun's Resort, in Brainerd, March 19-21, to study farm finances, farm profitability analysis, retail and wholesale sales channels, and compiling Schedule Fs. Minnesota Department of Agriculture Emerging Farmers Office Director Lillian Otieno joined the group for the closing ceremonies and presented each farmer with their certificate. Funded primarily by a grant from the MDA Emerging Farmers Office, each farmer received a $500 scholarship upon completion of the course to kickstart their 2024 farm plans. Support for this also came from the Latino Economic Development Center, University of Minnesota Extension, Minnesota Farmers Union, Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, and the Minnesota Farmers' Market Association. |
Study Season! |
Potential New Minnesota Crop Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024| 6 - 7pm. Join researcher Erin Treiber for a short presentation on University of Minnesota table grape research and growing table grapes in Minnesota. Organic produce farmer Aaron Wills from Little Hill Berry Farm, Northfield, will share his experience growing these grapes. There will be a brief interactive discussion following the presentation. | Refresher Course for 2024 Markets & Vendors Friday| Mar. 8, 2024 | 9 - 1030am. 2024 is looking to be an exciting year for Minnesota farmers' markets as new programs, new food laws and rules, and new funding enter our industry. Join us as we offer you updates and listen to your concerns & questions. Click here to register Friday | Mar. 8, 2024 | 9 - 1030am. | 2024 Season Alert! Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program ALL farmer vendors and market managers (new and existing) MUST take the FMNP training this year due to modernization changes. MARKETS: go here to apply to be a S/FMNP market. FARMERS: go here to apply to accept S/FMNP coupons. Trainings start March 6 and go through April 30, in a combination of online and in-person; and in English and Hmong, Sign up for a training session now! For Microsoft Teams virtual trainings: we will email you the meeting information by noon the day before the training takes place. Please note that you can join a Microsoft teams meeting for free and do not need to create an account. You can also call into the meeting if you do not have access to a smart phone or computer. |
Our MN Farmers' Market Academy and MN Cottage Foods Academy are just two of the many educational offerings available in the next few months to market managers and vendors. Free zoominars, in-person conferences, and so much more. Invest in yourself this winter to start 2024 off successfully! Click here for the Events page to scan the zoominars and register. |
Our Work |
Find Your Farmers' Market!
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Minnesota Farmers' Market Operators: Claim your farmers' market in the map! Claiming your market will allow you to advertise special market events on the MFMA map and keep your market location and hours up-to-date. Click here are step-by-step instructions for claiming your market. Contact maeve@mfma.org with questions. |