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Connecting with Customers

This session will cover strategies to connect with customers at the farmers market including how to educate customers about vegetables, promote your products & grow your business with excellent customer service.

Healthy Eating “Nudges” & Cooking Demos at Markets

The Nudge Method is an easy, inexpensive & research-proven method for encouraging people to choose healthier foods. In this session, you will learn the best ways to implement nudges at the farmers market including how to put on a successful cooking demo.

Produce Safety: Romaine Calm & Carry On

This session will cover how to deal with nationwide outbreaks, produce safety regulations & exemptions & washing produce.

Expanding Your Market Through Community Partnerships

Community partnerships are key to strong farmers markets. This session will provide insight into how the Wildhorse Gardens & Market & TSET have worked to build & sustain partnerships to strengthen farmers markets & the healthy food environment.

Attracting Pollinators to Your Farm

It’s no secret, pollinators are vital to the production of healthy crops. But what can you do to help attract them to your farm? Join Okies for Monarchs in this interactive discussion to learn & share about successful ways of getting more pollinators to visit your farm.

Ag-vocacy of Small Ag

Attendees at this session will hear about the legislative process at both the federal & state level. We will discuss the path a bill takes to become a law, the constituent’s role in advocating for legislation & how to discuss policy with your legislator.

Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program Training

This presentation will provide an opportunity to learn more Senior benefits at your market.

Selling Ready-to-Eat Foods at Farmers Markets

FarmHER Angela Faughtenberry will share her success story of how she went from selling pork at $3 a pound wholesale to chefs to $40 a pound selling bratwurst hot & ready to eat to market shoppers.

Fresh Family Favorite Recipes

Dinnertime is a great time to get the family together. Freshen up family dinners with these quick kid-friendly recipes that the whole family will enjoy!

Your Successful Farmers Market System

In this training, you will learn myths about markets that keep you stuck, how to identify ideal customers, engagement strategies to pull customers in & how to scale your market system to give your business more freedom.

Dinner Bowls Make Mealtime Easy

Dinner bowls make mealtime easy. ONIE can show you just how quick it is to make one using ingredients you have on hand!

5 Summer Salsas

Freshen up your summertime meals with these 5 homemade salsa recipes!