[FMC] Farmers Market Summit Proceedings now Available

[Stacy Miller]

For those of you for whom the summit proceedings link did not work, I
apologize.  Here's the direct url to the PDF:

http://www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets/Consortium/FMSummitProceedings_FINAL_3%2017.pdf

The url for the main Farmers Market Consortium site, where both the report
and the Farmers Market Resource Guide are linked is:

http://www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets/Consortium/ResourceGuide.htm

Happy Spring, everyone!

Stacy

On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 11:32 PM, Stacy Miller <
stacy at farmersmarketcoalition.org> wrote:

> Staff at USDA Agricultural Marketing Service have been hard at work since
> November's first ever National Farmers Market Summit, and the final draft of
> the Summit Proceedings Report is now available at their web site. Visit the National
> Farmers Market Summit Proceedings<http://www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets/Consortium/FMSummitProceedings_FINAL_3%2017.pdf>to read about the 12 priorities identified by the 75 Summit participants, as
> well as some of the strategies and opportunities for collaboration across a
> broad spectrum of partners discussed at the event.  The report offers
> comprehensive documentation of 1) the needs and gaps in assistance, 2)
> potential future research and technical assistance initiatives, and 3)
> guidance to policymakers on how best to allocate available resources.   It's
> more than 80 pages of quality reading!
>
>
> -------------------------------------
> Stacy M. Miller
> Executive Secretary
> Farmers Market Coalition
> stacy at farmersmarketcoalition.org
> 304-685-2669
> www.farmersmarketcoalition.org
>
> "All of the animals except for man know that the principle business of
> life is to enjoy it."
> - Samuel Butler




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Stacy M. Miller
Executive Secretary
Farmers Market Coalition
stacy at farmersmarketcoalition.org
304-685-2669
www.farmersmarketcoalition.org

"All of the animals except for man know that the principle business of life
is to enjoy it."
- Samuel Butler
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