Maine Federation of Farmers' Markets - Index

<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFE8" LINK="#0000FF" VLINK="#551A8B" ALINK="#FF0000"> <A NAME="TOP"> </A>  <table border="0" width="100%"><tr><td width="20%" valign="top">  <table border="2" bgcolor="deepskyblue"> <tr><td align=center><A HREF="Main.html" target="homepage"><B>HOME</B></A></TD></tr> <tr><td align=center bgcolor="black"><font color="aqua"><B>MARKET<BR>WEBSITES</B></font></TD></tr> <tr><td align=center><A HREF="http://www.appletoncreamery.com/BelfastFarmMkt" target="_top">Belfast<BR>Farmers' Market</A></TD></tr> <tr><td align=center><A HREF="http://www.restofmaine.com/npsites/farmers/" target="_top">Brunswick<br>Farmers' Market</A></td></tr> <tr><td align=center><A HREF="http://www.appletoncreamery.com/CamdenFarmMkt" target="_top">Camden<br>Farmers' Market</A></TD></tr> <tr><td align=center><A HREF="../fairfield/index.html" target="_top">Fairfield <br>Farmers' Market</a></td></tr> <tr><td align=center><A HREF="http://www.mainemallfarmersmarket.org" target="_top">Maine Mall<br>Farmers' 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List</A></td></tr> <tr><td align=center><A HREF="http://www.state.me.us/agriculture" target="_top">Maine Dept Agriculture</A></td></tr> <tr><td align=center><A HREF="FarmFamilyAgents.html" target="homepage">Farm Family Insurance Agents</A></td></tr> <tr><td align=center bgcolor="black"><font color="aqua"><B>MARKET<BR>RULES</B></font></TD></tr> <tr><td align=center><A HREF="Rules/BelfastGuidelines-2003.html" target="homepage">Belfast (2003)</A><img src="../pix/new3.gif"></td></tr> <tr><td align=center><A HREF="Rules/BelfastGuidelines.html" target="homepage">Belfast (2001)</A></td></tr> <tr><td align=center><A HREF="Rules/CamdenGuidelines-2003.html" target="homepage">Camden (2003)</A><img src="../pix/new3.gif"></td></tr> <tr><td align=center><A HREF="Rules/CamdenGuidelines.html" target="homepage">Camden (2000)</A></td></tr> <tr><td align=center><A HREF="Rules/FairfieldRules.html" target="homepage">Fairfield (2000)</A></td></tr> <tr><td align=center><A HREF="Rules/OronoRules-2000.html" 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HREF="Pubs/TreasurerTemplate.html" target="_top">Treasurer's Template</A></td></tr> </table>   </td><td valign="top">  <HR color="#0000dd"> <table><tr><td> <img src="../pix/mffm.gif" hspace="4" height="200" width="300" alt="MFFM Logo" align="middle"> </td><td> </td><td bgcolor="aqua"> <h3 align=center><I>Welcome to the</I></H3><h1 align=center><B>Maine Federation<BR> of<BR> Farmers' Markets</B></H1><P align="center"><I><B>w w w . M F F M . o r g </B><I></P> </td></tr></table>  <HR color="#0000dd"> <P align="center"> <A HREF="#rules">About Rules & Bylaws</A>   |   <A HREF="#new">New Markets</A>   |   <A HREF="#news">Market News</A>   |   <A HREF="#reading">Good Reading</A>   |   <A HREF="#about">About MFFM</A> <BR> <font color="#990000"><B>Spring 2003 Articles: </B>  </font> <A HREF="Pubs/TreasurerTemplate.html" target="_top">Treasurer's Template</A>   |   <A HREF="Pubs/MarketsIn2012.html">Markets in 2012</A><BR> <A HREF="Rules/NoShowRule.html">No Show Rule</A>   |   <A HREF="Pubs/AMarketInYourTown.html">A Market in Your Town?</A>   |   <A HREF="Pubs/SpringGrowth2003.html">Spring Growth 2003 report</A> <HR color="#0000dd"></P> <h2><I>HELP THIS WEBSITE GROW! </i></h2> <P>We want to make this website into an even better resource for Maine Farmers' Markets and market members! It can be with your help. Here's some of the ways, and perhaps you can think of more.</P> <UL> <LI>List your market's website here. (Send us the web address.) <LI>Tell us if you are looking for new members. (We'll post it on this page.) <LI>Send your market rules (guidelines, regulations) and bylaws so other markets can compare. <LI>Send news about your market. <i>(Remember, it's for market members, not shoppers!)</i> <LI>Start a web-based bulletin board for Farmers' Market discussions. We'll link to it. <LI>Write a short piece about difficulties your market is having or solutions it has developed. <LI>Does your market limit membership for any reason? Tell us why or why it doesn't! <LI>Make suggestions for this website. <LI><i>[Your ideas here.]</i> </UL> <P>Send your market info and ideas to the <A HREF="mailto:tom@snakeroot.net">webweaver</A>. <div align="right"><A HREF="#TOP"><img src="../pix/up.png"></A> <A NAME="reading"><HR color="#0000dd"></A></div> <h3><B>Good Reading about Farmers' Markets and Related Topics</B></h3> <P>The Turkey Farm has a good article in their Summer 2002 The Turkey Times newsletter on <A HREF="http://www.theturkeyfarm.com/summer2003_newsletter.htm">An easier way to food security</A>. It's about half way down the page, and talks about how small local farms make for better food security than large distant farms.</P> <P><A HREF="http://www.nwpub.net/nfm.html" target="_">The New Farmers' Market</A>, by Vance Corum, Marcie Rosenzweig & Eric Gibson. And if you'd like to see what the book is like, go <A HREF="http://www.nwpub.net/nfmfreeselection.html">here for free chapters.</A></P> <P><A HREF="http://www.nwpub.net/grower'sguidetot.html" target="_">Grower's Guide to the Internet</A>, by Eric Gibson & Gregg Banse.</P> <P><A HREF="http://www.growingformarket.com" target="_">Growing for Market</A>, "the national monthly newsletter for direct market farmers." They have a good <A HREF="http://www.growingformarket.com/books.html" target="_">list of books</A> at their online store. <P>What do farmers do in the winter? Here's an article by market members Joe & Dennis Fisher we found on the Belfast Famers' Market website about <A HREF="http://www.appletoncreamery.com/BelfastFarmMkt/fisher/feb01.html" target="_">The Dormant Farmer</A>. <P><A HREF="http://www.openair.org" target="_">Open Air-Market Net</A>, "the World Wide Guide to Farmers' Markets, Street Markets, Flea Markets and Street Vendors". A nice site with lots of links to markets and market resources.</P> <P><A HREF="http://www.organicvolunteers.org" target="_">Organic Volunteers</A> is a website where workers looking for a farm, or farmers looking for workers, can add their information. The site can be searched by many criteria. </P> <P align="right"><A HREF="#TOP"><img src="../pix/up.png"></A> <A NAME="rules"><HR color="#0000dd"></A></P> <h3>WHAT ABOUT MARKET RULES AND BY-LAWS?</h3> <P>Many people use the terms "Rules" and "By-Laws" interchangeably. They are similar, but have basic differences. You might think of the difference this way: By-laws are like the constitution, and rules are like the laws.</P> <P>Rules (sometimes called "guidelines") are for the day-to-day operation of the markets. They are often changed a little bit each year during the market's winter meetings.</P> <P>By-laws define the structure of the association of farmers which operates the farmers' market, and once in place are rarely amended. By-laws generally include a definition of officers, job descriptions, general purpose of the association, and what to do with assets upon dissolution.</P> <P>Most markets have rules; many have by-laws, as well. Those few markets that are incorporated always have both.</P> <P>There are several example of market rules and by-laws accessable from the links at left.</P> <P>Please send us your market's Rules and By-Laws so we can post them here (preferably via email).</P> <P align="right"><A HREF="#TOP"><img src="../pix/up.png"></A> <A NAME="new"><HR color="#0000dd"></A></P> <h3><B>New Farmers' Markets Opening in 2003</B></h3> <P>We have gotten reports of a few new markets opening in 2003.</P> <P><B>Corinna</B>. Bob Hughes (<A HREF="mailto:parge@tdstelme.net"> parge@tdstelme.net</A> ) from the Corinna Economic Development Association says he is looking to organize a farmers' market in Corinna. The location they are looking at is the corner of Rtes 222 & 7 in the center of town. There is superfund site cleanup money from the removal of the old tannery to help revitalize the downtown area and he sees a farmers' market as part of that plan. Contact him for further details. <P><B>Wells</B>. Janet Weaver ( <A HREF="mailto:info@mudmeadowfarm.com"> info@mudmeadowfarm.com</A>, 646-5926) of <A HREF="http://mudmeadowfarm.com">Mud Meadow Farm</A> is a member of the Kennebunk Farmers' Market, but she lives in Wells. Wells has been working on its Comprehensive Plan, one part of which suggests that a farmers' market should be started in the town. Hearing of this, Janet went to the polls last November and got over 200 signatures requesting that a market be started in town. With such backing, she and several other farmers began looking for a site. Contact Janet for more info.</P> <P><B>Winslow</B>. Mike Comer ( <A HREF="mailto:mcomer@johnnyseeds/com"> mcomer@johnnyseeds/com</A>, 861-3972), general manager of the new Johnny's Selected Seeds warehouse and retail store at 955 Benton Ave. in Winslow, is excited about the idea of having a farmers' market in the Johnny's parking lot. There are 75+ people working there and the new retail store brings in more traffic. Contact Mike at Johnny's for more info. A mid-March mailing to Johnny's customers within a 30-50 mile radius of Winslow announced a farmers' market organizational meeting to be held at the warehouse conference room. A mid-week afternoon market is most likely, but all such questions will be worked out at the meeting on 25-Mar-03 at 6:30pm at the Johnny's warehouse.</P> <P><B>South Berwick</B>. This via email from Stacey Scontras: The South Berwick Farmers' Market is currently looking for Growers and Vendors to provide locally produced foods and goods for the 2003 season. This will be an outdoor market held at the Community Center in South Berwick, every Saturday morning 911:30am, rain or shine, lateMay October. <BR> Vegetables (including certified organic), baked goods, herbs, vinegars, fresh flowers, garlic, plants, fruits, meats, eggs, dairy products, honey, and some hand made products.<br> Applications for participation must be received by March 31st to be considered for the 2003 Season. If you know of a grower or vendor that may be interested please have them call or email Stacey Scontras at 2073842093 <A HREF="mailto:scontras@attbi.com">scontras@attbi.com</A> or Taintor Davis Child at 207-384-5699 <A HREF="mailto:flwrchild@ime.net">flwrchild@ime.net</A></P> <P>At the Spring Growth Farmers' Market Workshop conference (28-Mar-03), several more new markets were mentioned as in the planning stages. As soon as we know more details we will posted them here. Not all of them may materialize, but it's good to hear that markets are trying to bust out all over.</P> <P><B>Belfast. The Farmers' Market at Reny's</B> may be the name of this newly formed market created when the original Belfast Farmers' Market split in two.</P> <P><B>Kingfield.</B></P> <P><B>Farmington.</B> (A second market.)</P> <P><B>Houlton.</B> (A second market, probably in the old downtown on the common.)</P> <P><B>Palermo.</B> The <B>Branch Mills Grange Farmers' Market</B> will be opening on the last Saturday in May. Arlyne Wenzowitz (993-6277) <A HREF="mailto:blueheron@gwi.net">blueheron@gwi.net</A> is coordinating the market, which has already had it's first organizational meeting with 5 members attending. They are still looking for members who can offer eggs, meats, baked goods or crafts. The only requirement is that everything be Maine made or grown by the seller or the seller's immediate family, and that a member have all the State permits required to sell an item. The market location will be on Route 3 in the Frontier Market parking lot. The market season will be Saturdays 9am to 1pm from 24-May-03 to 25-Oct-03. Arlyne is a member of the Branch Mills Grange, which will help out with some of the startup costs for the market, such as advertising. It will cost members $20 to join the market and $3 a day to set up. For guidelines for the market see link at left.</P> <P><B>Searsport.</B> <A HREF="mailto:Tammy_Hartke@umit.maine.edu">Tammy Hartke</A> writes: "We'll be having an organizational meeting for the Searsport Farmers' Market on Wednesday 9 April at 6pm in the Public Safety Building. We're still looking for vendors of all types of agricultural products. We'll make final decisions on day and time of the market at the meeting, and adopt some rules, and delegate tasks to be done before opening day. I'll email you an update for the website after the meeting. Anyone who has questions can call me at 323-0609 or email me at <A HREF="mailto:Tammy_Hartke@umit.maine.edu">Tammy_Hartke@umit.maine.edu</A>."</P> <P><B>Turner.</B></P> <P><B>Waldoboro.</b></p> <P><B>York.</B> Carrie Eisner of the York Chamber of Commerce is coordinating the start of new a Saturday morning (9am to Noon) farmers' market. Farmer dues are $45.</P> <P align="right"><A HREF="#TOP"><img src="../pix/up.png"></A> <A NAME="news"><HR color="#0000dd"></A></P> <h3><B>Market News</B></h3> <P>The <B>Belfast Farmers' Market</B> is <A HREF="http://www.appletoncreamery.com/BelfastFarmMkt/joininfo.html">looking for new members</A>. They also list the types of products they are most eager to see, and have a <A HREF="http://www.appletoncreamery.com/BelfastFarmMkt/membapp.pdf"> downloadable application in pdf format</A>. The Belfast Market has also revised their by-laws (see links at left) to prevent the sort of difficulty that occurred over this past winter when several members broke off to form another market at the original Reny's parking lot site, while the original market moved downtown. </P>The <B>Camden Farmers' Market</B> now has a <A HREF="http://wwwappletoncreamery.com/CamdenFarmMkt/cfmtextapp.html"> printable application form</A> at their website, as well as <A HREF="http://www.appletoncreamery.com/CamdenFarmMkt/app.pdf">one in pdf format</A>.</P> <P>The <B>Belfast and Camden Farmers' Markets</B> have each added a form at their websites where folks can leave their email address to get periodic market news and specials via email. Camden is even giving away a tote bag to a lucky subscriber.</P> <P>The <B>Pittsfield Farmers' Market</B> will be having its first Winter Market on Thursdays in November and December, 2003, at the Universalist Church, from 2-6pm.</P> <P>The <B>Fairfield Farmers' Market</B> is negotiating with the Town of Fairfield for the type and location of a farmers' market shelter building to be finished for the 2004 market season.</P> <P>The <B>Bath Farmers' Market</B> has been written into Bath's comprehensive plan as being important for the maintenance of the downtown area as a community focal point. <P align="right"><A HREF="#TOP"><img src="../pix/up.png"></A> <A NAME="about"><HR color="#0000dd"></A></P> <H3>About the Maine Federation of Farmers' Markets</H3> <P>The Maine Federation of Farmers' Markets (MFFM) was organized in the spring of 1991 by farmers' market members to help meet the mutual needs of Maine's farmers' markets and market members and to promote the establishment and popular use of farmers' markets in Maine.</P> <P>As an organization, the MFFM is currently dormant, except for this website.</P> <P>From 1992 to 1996, the Federation sponsored a booth and a presentation about farmers' markets at the Agricultural Trades Show in Augusta in January. Published from 1991 to 1998, our quarterly newsletter <I><B>Selling Outdoors</B></I> spotlighted various markets and issues and in general serves as a information sharing resource for Federation members. A compilation of the best articles will be published in the Spring of 2000. To buy a copy of <I>The Best of Selling Outdoors</I>, contact Tom Roberts, 3645 Snakeroot Rd., Pittsfield ME 04967, phone 487-5056. [email <A HREF="mailto:troberts@gwi.net">troberts@gwi.net</A>]</P> <P>Other Federation projects have included a co-operative hanging scales and jar order and a "Vendor Exchange Program" where small or new marketers work as helpers at the stands of larger farmers as "apprentices" to learn the ropes.</P>  </td></tr></table> </CENTER> <HR color="#0000dd"> <P align=center>This page has been accessed <img src="/cgi-bin/Count.cgi?df=MFFM.dat&dd=B"> times since 8-Dec-02. Page created 20-April-98. Last updated 2-Apr-03.<img src="../pix/BWA_Spider_88x84.png"></P> </BODY>