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Guide/Toolkit
ILFMA Training Manual
Illinois Farmers Market Association training manual with a section on market assessment.
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Article (peer reviewed)
Using social network analysis tomeasure changes in regionalfood systems collaboration: A methodological framework
This article presents a methodological approach to studying and evaluating increasingly complex regional food systems. Social network analysis has been used to measure collaborations in health and education and is…
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Article (peer reviewed)
A Learning Approach to Strengthening Farmers Markets
This research and extension effort has three objectives: * Provide markets with the essential information they need to improve their operations. * Develop research methods for conducting quantitative and qualitative…
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Report
Analyzing Three Farmers’ Markets in Corvallis and Albany, Oregon
This research paper compiles the results for a series of questionnaires given to farmers’ market customers in Corvallis and Albany, Oregon. The results indicate that, among other findings, customers come…
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Case Study
Focusing on SNAP: Farmers Markets and Focus Group Outreach
A series of case studies on farmers markets that held focus groups with SNAP participants to understand various aspects of shoppers use and perceptions.
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How-To
Mystery Shop
Mystery shops are common practice in large retail companies; some corporations have a mystery shop done each month at each location. It is a very useful tool to learn what…
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How-To
Market Day Report How-To Resource
The set of instructions supports operators about to collect data for the market day report.
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Report
Template
Market Meeting Evaluation
Template for an in-person market meeting questionnaire on data collection
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