Measure What Matters: Farmers Markets through the lens of the global Sustainable Development Goals
May 26th from 12-1 PM. Presenter Joel Cladouhos will provide an overview of the SDG framework followed by an interactive discussion focused on these questions: How are the SDGs aligned with farmers’ markets in Alaska? What are the most relevant targets to be achieved and how are they measured? How can these goals, targets, and Indicators be improved? What are the opportunities and ways in which your business, non-profit or research project can leverage the SDGs? Join us via ZOOM– Meeting ID: 894 9805 0425 PASSCODE: 4777213. Or join by phone: (253)215-8782
2020 AFMA Virtual Conference Recorded Sessions
Visit our conference sessions library here: https://www.alaskafarmersmarkets.org/2020-afma-virtual-conference-recorded-sessions-library/
Farmers Market COVID19 Guidance & Food Safety Training
Cosponsors: Alaska Farmers Market Association, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation - Food Safety & Sanitation Program, Alaska Cooperative Extension Service, & the Alaska Food Policy Council
Federal CARES Act and Implications for AK Agriculture (4/20/20)
Lara McGinnis has spent the last 20 years working in the non-profit world. She graduated in 2014 Magna Cum Laude from APU with a degree in business. Many of you know her from her time as the Kenai Peninsula Fair Manager - she is currently a consultant working for for-profits and non-profits alike. She has focused almost every waking hour on understanding the CARES Act since it was first mentioned and is happy to share that knowledge with you via this webinar and Q and A after. Co-hosted by: Alaska Farmers Market Association Tanana Valley Farmer's Market Alaska Farm Bureau Homer Soil & Water Conservation District Matanuska Experiment Farm & Extension Center Cook Inletkeeper Alaska Food Policy Council Alaska Farmland Trust Homer Farmers Market Kenai Soil & Water Conservation District
Thursdays, 3 PM – 5 PM, April -June 30, 2020
Join us for our AFMA Farmers Market Chat! Topic TBD, but it will be interesting, interactive, and make you feel just a tad better about your day!
Hosted by AFMA, Homer Soil & Water Conservation District & Matanuska Experiment Farm & Extension Center
- Online Sales Platforms for Markets and Farmstands from the Young Farmers Coalition Guide
- Recording of How to Create a Free Online Store for your Farm Webinar– from the North Carolina State Cooperative Extension Local Food Program
- Online Sales Platforms for Farmers (March 23, 2020)- from Oregon Tilth