Home grown: the trials and triumphs of starting up a farmers' market in Waianae, Hawaii

2013 ◽  
pp. 54-65
Keyword(s):  
Farmers Market

Best Practices for Shoppers at the Farmers’ Market

EDIS ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria J. Rometo ◽  
Jamie Sapijaszko ◽  
Soohyoun Ahn
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Farmers Markets ◽  
Farmers Market ◽  
Business Regulations

This factsheet is one in a “Florida Farmers’ Markets” series that is designed to provide information to managers, vendors and shoppers of Florida farmers’ markets on topics highly relevant to starting and running a food business: regulations, best practices, and marketing. We provide shopping tips and food safety recommentations for FL farmers market shoppers in this factsheet.

PENGGUNAAN INTERNET OF THINGS DALAM PEMASARAN PRODUK PERTANIAN

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 74
Author(s):  
Helina Apriyani ◽  
Sismadi Sismadi ◽  
Sefrika Sefrika
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Data Storage ◽  
Electronic Devices ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Main Concept ◽  
Farmers Market ◽  
Incremental Method ◽  
Sales Process ◽  
Internet Connections

AbstrakInternet of things (IoT) adalah sebuah konsep yang menghubungkan komputer dan perangkat elektronik melalui internet dan dapat dikendalikan dari jarak jauh. Konsep terpenting dalam Internet of things (Iot) adalah modul sistem informasi, koneksi internet dan penyimpanan datanya dalam cloud computing. Konsep ini memiliki manfaat besar dalam perkembangan usaha dan kelangsungan bisnis perusahaan dimana hampir semua bidang menggunakan IoT untuk dapat bersaing di pasaran. Indonesia merupakan sebuah negara yang dianugerahi kekayaan alam yang melimpah ruah. Salah satu komoditi unggulan adalah produk pertanian. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membantu para petani dalam memasarkan produknya melalui e-commerce dengan menggunakan konsep Internet of things IoT. Metode penelitian dengan menggunakan metode incremental.  Incremental digunakan untuk mendesai produk, kemudian  diimplementasikan, dan diuji secara bertahap (setiap modul akan ditambahkan bertahap) hingga produk selesai. Hasil penelitian ini digunakan untuk membantu petani di Kabupaten Bogor untuk mendistribusikan penjualannya secara luas, meningkatkan revenue dan memutus rantai panjang proses penjualan. Kata kunci— sistem penjualan, incremental, Internet of Things (IoT), produk pertanian, Kabupaten Bogor Abstract Internet of things (IoT) is a concept that connects computers and electronic devices via the internet and can be controlled remotely. The main concept in Internet of things (IoT) is information systems, internet connections and data storage in cloud computing. This concept has great benefits in the efforts and efforts used to use IoT to be able to compete in the market. Indonesia is a country that is blessed with abundant natural resources. One of the leading commodities is agricultural products. This study aims to help farmers market their products through e-commerce using the IoT Internet of things concept. Research method using incremental method. Incremental to design the product, then implemented, and gradually delay (each module will be added gradually) until the product is finished. The results of this study are to help farmers in Bogor Regency to distribute sales widely, increase revenue and break the sales process. Keywords—sales system, incremental, Internet of Things (IoT), agricultural products, Kabupaten Bogor

scholarly journals Eating More Broccoli Doesn't Stop Bullets: Learning PSE Approaches from Decades of Community-led Food Justice Organizing (P04-168-19)

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Porter
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Food Policy ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Food Justice ◽  
Social Environments ◽  
School Food ◽  
Farmers Market ◽  
Funding Sources

Abstract Objectives While federal nutrition programs have just begun to allow some policy, systems and environmental (PSE) approaches, social movements for community food justice have been working for PSE change for decades. This presentation gleans lessons and examples for PSE approaches from their work. Methods Participatory research with community leaders in food justice work in US communities, including case studies over 7 years with 5 community-based food justice organizations, supplemented with literature and practice reviews. Results Food justice organizers begin with the end in mind, and their end is not behavior change or even food security, but community-led food systems that deliver equity and health. Their work is not evidence based, but ethics based and evidence informed. Their strategies do not center food, nor even food systems, but people and communities; e.g., they design food production strategies not to maximize vegetable yields (though these are still substantial), but to nourish leadership development, relationships, and dignity. Organizers invest heavily in networking, mentoring, and advocating activities. Any attention to individual behavior change outcomes, such as vegetable consumption, is forced by grantors; and though these organizations struggle financially, many pass up funding with such requirements. Starting in the 1970 s, food justice organizations and collaborations have emerged in thousands of US communities. Without any core funding or other infrastructure support, collectively they have secured national food policy changes such as WIC farmers market programs, community food project funding streams, and school food improvements. They have transformed community landscapes with gardens, farms, markets, cooperatives, and community kitchens by nurturing community leadership and power to reshape their own local physical, political and social environments. They have helped found food policy councils, to institutionalize these powers. This presentation will share practical PSE strategies. Conclusions 1) Those interested in PSE approaches to create public health nutrition and reduce health disparities can learn from expertise in this movement. 2) To change PSEs for these ends, a top investment priority should be supporting organizations who have been doing this work for decades. Funding Sources USDA/NIFA/AFRI & NIH.

scholarly journals Racial, Gender, and Age Dynamics in Michigan’s Urban and Rural Farmers Markets: Reducing Food Insecurity, and the Impacts of a Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 000276422110133
Author(s):  
Dorceta E. Taylor ◽  
Alliyah Lusuegro ◽  
Victoria Loong ◽  
Alexis Cambridge ◽  
Claire Nichols ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Food Assistance ◽  
People Of Color ◽  
Farmers Markets ◽  
Farmers Market ◽  
Assistance Programs ◽  
Nutrition Assistance ◽  
Nutrition Assistance Programs ◽  
Number Of Customers

In recent decades, the number of farmer’s markets has increased dramatically across the country. Though farmers markets have been described as White spaces, they can play important roles in reducing food insecurity. This is particularly true in Michigan where farmer’s markets were crucial collaborators in pioneering programs such as Double-Up Food Bucks that help low-income residents and people of color gain access to fresh, healthy, locally grown food. This article examines the questions: (1) What are the demographic characteristics of the farmers market managers, vendors, and customers and how do these influence market activities? (2) To what extent do farmers markets participate in programs aimed at reducing food insecurity? (3) To what extent do farmers markets serve low-income residents and people of color? and (4) How has the Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) affected the operations of farmers markets. This article discusses the findings of a 2020 study that examined the extent to which Michigan’s farmer’s markets served low-income customers and people of color and participated in food assistance programs. The study examined 79 farmers markets and found that 87.3% of the farmer’s market managers are White. On average, roughly 79% of the vendors of the markets are White and almost 18% are people of color. Most of the vendors in the markets participate in nutrition assistance programs. Market managers estimate that about 76% of their customers are White and about 23% are people of color. Farmers markets operated by people of color attract higher numbers of customers and vendors of color than those operated White market managers. Almost half of the farmer’s markets started operations later than usual in 2020 because of the pandemic. More than a third of the markets reported that their funding declined during the pandemic. Moreover, the number of vendors declined at two thirds of the markets and the number of customers dipped at more than 40% of the markets. On the other hand, the number of people requesting food assistance during the pandemic increased in more than half of the markets.

scholarly journals “My coupons are like gold”: experiences and perceived outcomes of low-income adults participating in the British Columbia Farmers’ Market Nutrition Coupon Program

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-30
Author(s):  
Stéphanie Caron-Roy ◽  
Sayeeda Amber Sayed ◽  
Katrina Milaney ◽  
Bonnie Lashewicz ◽  
Sharlette Dunn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Qualitative Description ◽  
Farmers Markets ◽  
Social Connections ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Program Outcomes ◽  
Farmers Market

ABSTRACT Objective: The British Columbia Farmers’ Market Nutrition Coupon Program (FMNCP) provides low-income households with coupons valued at $21/week for 16 weeks to purchase healthy foods in farmers’ markets. Our objective was to explore FMNCP participants’ experiences of accessing nutritious foods, and perceived program outcomes. Design: This study used qualitative description methodology. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with FMNCP participants during the 2019 farmers’ market season. Directed content analysis was used to analyse the data whereby the five domains of Freedman et al’s framework of nutritious food access provided the basis for an initial coding scheme. Data that did not fit within the framework’s domains were coded inductively. Setting: One urban and two rural communities in British Columbia, Canada. Participants: 28 adults who were participating in the FMNCP. Results: Three themes emerged: Autonomy and Dignity; Social Connections and Community Building; and Environmental and Programmatic Constraints. Firstly, the program promoted a sense of autonomy and dignity through financial support, increased access to high-quality produce, food-related education and skill development, and mitigating stigma and shame. Secondly, shopping in farmers’ markets increased social connections and fostered a sense of community. Finally, participants experienced limited food variety in rural farmers’ markets, lack of transportation, and challenges with redeeming coupons. Conclusions: Participation in the FMNCP facilitated access to nutritious foods and enhanced participants’ diet quality, well-being and health. Strategies such as increasing the amount and duration of subsidies, and expanding programs may help improve participants’ experiences and outcomes of farmers’ market food subsidy programs.

“Remember, this is Brightmoor”: Historical Violence, Neighborhood Experiences, and the Hysteresis of Street Life

2021 ◽  
pp. 107808742110169
Author(s):  
Sharon Cornelissen
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
Public Life ◽  
Drug Market ◽  
Neighborhood Change ◽  
Neighborhood Violence ◽  
Street Life ◽  
Farmers Market ◽  
Life Styles ◽  
Black Poor

Drawing on three years of fieldwork, this article explains the emergence and persistence of two conflicting styles of street life in Brightmoor, a depopulated, majority Black, poor Detroit neighborhood facing early gentrification. As most longtimers were inured to historical neighborhood violence, they tended to act vigilantly in public, even after recent crime declines. By contrast, White newcomers, most of whom had moved from middle-class neighborhoods, often defied vigilance such as by organizing a farmers' market across from an open-air drug market. They mobilized aspirational public life as a means for changing the neighborhood and end in itself. To explain these conflicting styles, this article theorizes the cultural mechanism of “ the hysteresis of street life.” Styles of street life, shaped by residents' unequal historical neighborhood experiences, tend to linger under conditions of gradual neighborhood change. It also shows how the hysteresis of street life may contribute to the reproduction of inequalities.

scholarly journals Strategic Management for Community-Based Markets: From Consumers’ Perspectives and Experiences

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5469
Author(s):  
Chao-Jung R. Chen ◽  
Tun-Hsiang E. Yu ◽  
Rachel J. C. Fu
Keyword(s):  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Strategic Management ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Food Quality ◽  
Consumer Survey ◽  
Lower Income ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Farmers Market ◽  
Clear Information

This study used a consumer survey to identify resources and services that are important to farmers’ market (FM) shoppers. The questionnaire was distributed onsite in six FMs in Tennessee, and a total of 506 FM shoppers responded. The most important resources and services in terms of a shopper’s decision to visit a FM are identified as supporting local food, quality, friendly, and diverse vendors, and food origin. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) reveals that convenience and close to home are more important to women; price is more important to younger and lower-income shoppers, while quality, convenience, interaction with farmers/producers, and food origin are more important to older shoppers. Content analysis indicated that FM shoppers were impressed with FM atmosphere and liked the quality, variety, and convenience provided by FMs, but disliked not having clear information such as product labels and websites.

Consumer interactions and influences on farmers' market vendors

2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan R. Hunt
Keyword(s):  
Social Interactions ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Farmers Markets ◽  
Local Identity ◽  
Farmers Market ◽  
Local Agriculture ◽  
Customer Interaction ◽  
Chemical Inputs ◽  
Consumer Interactions ◽  
Direct Market

AbstractConsumers interact with each other and vendors on a social level at farmers' markets. Some consumer social interactions, such as enjoying the market, talking with farmers about seasonal products and making a trip to the market a family event, are significant and positive influences on spending at farmers' markets as identified through a survey of 216 shoppers at eight farmers' markets in Maine. Vendors at these markets were also surveyed, with 65 of the 81 vendors being farmers. Through direct farmer/consumer relations, farmers indicated a willingness to reduce chemical inputs to meet customer demands, suggesting that customer interaction has the potential to affect environmental quality. By examining the linkages between producers and consumers at a direct market—often embedded with a sense of local identity—there is the potential to better understand social interactions that can support the economic and environmental sustainability of local agriculture.

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