Fundraising for Your Market
Hear from the managers of the Lawton Farmers Market & Tahlequah Farmers Market about fundraising strategies they use to sustain & expand their markets.
Income Opportunity: Value Added Products
Grow your production by adding canned & packaged products with incubator kitchens. These certified kitchens provide a variety of assistance from business development to packaging & distribution.
Let’s Get Growing with Farm to School
Learn about ways to incorporate a variety of farm to school activities & resources into the local school programs. Each participant will receive resources to incorporate a school garden, help with educating students on where their food comes from & much more.
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!