Now Accepting Enrollment for October 2024 — March 2025
Get your market growing! FMM Pro’s Certification is a value that benefits your market, your community, and YOU.
From basic management to developing key programs, strategies to grow markets, and building community.
Develop professional skills that can be used to gain community support.
Networking opportunities to share and learn.
Build your farmers market toolkit with 17 homework assignments.
Sessions will include information on:
Farm Inspections
Branding & Marketing Materials that Speak to Your Customers
Fundraising & Stability
Programs & Services
Nutrition Programs to Grow Your Market
Documenting Market Success
Risk Management
Food Safety at Farmers Markets
Crisis Management
Defining a Market Manager's Role
Fair & Enforceable Rules
Setting Up Operation Systems
Setting Up Organizational Systems
Farmers Market Financials
Friends of the Market & Volunteer Management
Conducting & Interpreting Market Research
Farmer/Vendor Recruitment
Time Commitment
Watch ~ three hours of pre-recorded presentations each month on your own schedule
Six cohort Zoom sessions scheduled on the second Wednesday of each month, from 4:00pm – 5:30 pm starting on October 9th— mandatory attendance.
One allowed absence with make up required but an additional absence will be an automatic drop from the program.
Plan to spend a minimum of 5-7 hours per month on homework assignments, with opportunities to collaborate and make suggested edits.
Homework submission is required two weeks after each face-to-face session via email.