What’s the best $50 investment you can make for your Market’s success in 2021?
It just might be participating in the 2021 Virtual Farmers Market Managers Conference March 1-4. A little goes a long way when receiving a variety of diverse, stimulating, and timely topics for sessions led by experienced Market leaders in the field– (Check out the Conference Agenda here)
However, equally, if not more important than experiencing the sessions, attending conference provides golden opportunities for networking and “roundtable” discussions with your market peers. While attendees of our conferences have told us that they appreciate the educational sessions, they have found the networking opportunities to be an important draw of the event. This past year of quarantine and isolation has shown us the value of connections with one another, even more so because of the barriers to do so. Examples of this were the Open Forums with market operators hosted by the Federation over the Spring and Summer. Managers and staff from all over the state came together to share ideas for redesigning marketplaces ensuring safety mitigation measures could be followed. An enormous learning from each other took place by being able to discuss and share new and effective planning strategies. Many of you let us know that contacts made then, continue today.
The Federation feels fortunate to be a part of facilitating that coming together, and we look forward to a meeting of hearts and minds again at our 2021 conference. Being a Market Manager is a unique job, whether paid or volunteer. The ability to participate, network and learn with managers from all around the state, and sometimes beyond our borders, gives you the opportunity to directly discuss issues with others who share your concerns, hear about successes in other markets that you can put to use, and add friends and colleagues to your contact list that you can call on outside of the conference when the need arises.
Don’t miss out on this great educational and connection opportunity for farmers market managers that not only makes good Sense, but could very well be worth its weight in Market gold. Register here today!