2008 North American Farmers'
Direct Marketing Convention
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Going green is not just a fad, it’s a trend that’s here to stay. This trend isn’t just for consumers at home; it’s reaching everyone from large corporations to farmers’ markets. What color is your farmers’ market? Going green includes using eco-friendly utensils, waste diversion, composting and reducing or eliminating the use of plastic bags. Going green can translate into big publicity for your market, too. How can you capitalize on this publicity? How is your market branded? Is the market really what you want it to be? Creating a Zero-Waste Farmers' Market Katie Bauer, manager of the Boulder Farmers' Market in Colorado, and
John Ellis, a market vendor, will delve into the details of the
Zero-Waste Farmers' Market program at their market. What is a Zero-Waste Farmers’ Market? Every Day's a Green Day at the Market Going Green: How one market is taking the steps Group Brainstorming Concluding Remarks and Resources
Why should you create one?
Benefits
Steps to take
Challenges
Rewards
Publicity opportunities
Consumer involvement and buy-in
Green Wednesdays
How and why it started
Results and impact
Community involvement
Plastic bags: Retraining vendors as well as consumers
Steps to take at your own market
Creating your own Green Day
Lulu Meyer of CUESA will take us through the steps they’ve taken to implement their Waste Wise Farmer's Market program at the Ferry Plaza Farmers' Market. One of the first steps CUESA is taking is to set up waste stations for compost and recyclables. Another step is eliminating plastic bag use. The project coordinator is creating a handbook to help farmers’ markets go green.
Randii MacNear will lead group brainstorming of ways to take green steps with your markets
62 White Loaf Road
Southampton, MA 01073