Farmers’ Market Hub Manual 4.0
Quick Reference Guide: Fact Sheets in Alphabetical Order
- Buyer Survey
- Container Cleaning Policy
- Food Safety On-Farm Plan
- Handwashing Station
- Hub Funding Mix Calculator
- Inspection Report Example
- Invoice Example for Farmers
- Legal Food Products for Hubs
- License Types & Fees
- Licensing Tips
- Margin and Markup
- Marketing Tips
- Market Share Box Tips
- Meat Pricing
- Organizing Products Online
- Personnel Hygiene Policy
- Pricing Example – Big River Farms (2022)
- Pricing Example – Minneapolis Public Schools (2017)
- Pricing Example – The Good Acre (2024)
- Pricing Example – Wabasha Farmers’ Market (2017)
- Produce Handling Guide
- Product Standards – Minneapolis Public Schools
- Product Standards – The Good Acre
- Revenue and Expenses
- Sales Tax for the Farmers’ Market Hub
- Sales Tax How-To
- Sales Techniques for Wholesale
- Scales
- Sponsorships
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) – Red Wing
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) – Rochester
- Supplies, Sources
- Surface Sanitizing
- Tax Reporting – Federal
- Traceability Protocol
- Transport Vehicle Policy
- Veggie Rx Funding Request Example – Red Wing
- Vendor Agreement
- Volunteer Recruitment
- Water Testing
Current Funding Sources:
- USDA Local Food Promotion Program grant: “Fortify and Multiply Farmers’ Market Hubs for Community Health and Farm Viability”
- Emerging Farmer Technical Assistance, in partnership with Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Ongoing Project Support:
County-level or regional SHIP coordinators provide on-the-ground support and community connections |
Past Project Support:
- MDA Specialty Crop Block Grant 2017-2018
- MDA Specialty Crop Block Grant 2018-2019
- MDA Specialty Crop Block Grant 2019-2020
- USDA Farm-to-School Grant, 2018-2020
- Extension Risk Management Education Grant, 2019-2021