Fresh News
Iowa Farmers Market Managers Newsletter
On March 1st the USDA Agricultural Market Service (AMS) announced the availability of
approximately $1million in competitive grant funds for 2007for the Farmers Market
Promotion Program (FMPP) to support farmers markets and other direct marketing
projects.
The maximum award per grant is $75,000 and no matching funds are required by the ap-
plicant.
FMPP is specifically geared to promoting farmers markets.
You are invited to submit proposals for this program.
Application forms and program guidelines are available on-line at the AMS website
www.ams.usda.gov/ FMPP
The deadline for submitting a FMPP application is the close of business on April 13,
2007.
To read a brief description of all the FMPP projects funded in 2006 - at the above web-
site, scroll down and select the last topic FMPP for 2006. Silver Creek (Silver City) Farm-
ers Markets was one of the 20 grants awarded in 2006.
USDA Announces Second Year of Farmers Market
Promotion Program Grants
Take this opportunity to apply for a grant for your market!
Rain, sleet, hail, snow thun-
der, ice, snowjust about
all the winter weather phe-
nomena made an appear-
ance and caused havoc over
a great portion of the state
the weekend of the 8th An-
nual Farmers Market Man-
agers and Organizers
Workshop on Feb. 24th.
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2007 Market Managers & Organizers Workshop
Horticulture & Farmers Markets
Spring 2007
Iowa Department of Agriculture
and Land Stewardship
Bureau of Horticulture and
Farmers Markets
Wallace Bldg., 502 E. 9th St.
2007 FMNP Vendor
TrainingSessions
2
HowToContact Us 4
Bits & Pieces 4
Iowa Farmers Market
Association( IFMA)
Update
4
Market Poster
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FMNP VENDOR TRAINING SESSION
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Training sessions for growers interested in participating in the 2007 Iowa Farmers Market Nutrition
Program (FMNP) have been scheduled. Growers must attend a two-hour training session before WIC or Seniors FMNP checks can
be accepted. There is no cost for the training which will be effective through 2009.
The following Farmers Market Nutrition Program training sessions will be offered via the Iowa Communications Network
(ICN). The ICN dates, times and classroom sites are indicated below. Seating is limited at each site. Registration is re-
quired. Please call (515) 281-3632 or e-mail margaret.long@idals.state.ia.us to request a reservation for the desired training
session or for more information. Training sessions will begin promptly. Please be on time.
The 2007 training schedule and Farmers Market Nutrition Program information can also be found on our website at http:/ /
www.agriculture.state.ia.us/ horticulture.htm.
2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Thursday, March 29, 2007
10:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, 2007
4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Boone Ericson Public Library, 702 Greene Street, ICN Room
Des Moines Dept. of Workforce Development, 1000 East Grand., 2
nd
Floor Conference Room
Council Bluffs Iowa Western Community College-2, 2700 College Road, Looft Hall, Room 112
Forest City Forest City High School, 206 W. School Street, Room 328
Iowa Falls Ellsworth Community College, 1100 College Avenue, Johnson Hall, Room 105
Manchester Manchester Public Library, 304 N. Franklin Street, ICN Room
Muscatine Muscatine Community College, 152 Colorado Street, Larsen Hall, Room 60
Osceola Southwestern Community College-2, 2520 W. McLane, Osceola Center, Rm 103, ICN Rm 2
Oskaloosa Oskaloosa Public Library, 301 South Market, ICN Room
Sheldon Northwest Iowa Community-1, 603 West Park Street, Building D, Room 402
Algona Iowa Lakes Community College, 2111 Highway 169 North, Attendance Center, Room 13
Des Moines Dept. of Workforce Development, 1000 East Grand., 2
nd
Floor Conference Room
Charles City North Iowa Area Community College, 200 Harwood Drive, Charles City Center, Room 106
Clinton Clinton Community College, 1000 Lincoln Boulevard, Room 105
Fort Madison Fort Madison High School, 2001 Ave. B, Room 506
Guthrie Center Guthrie Center Public Library, 400 Grand, ICN Room
Marshalltown Area Education Agency, 909 S. 12
th
Street, ICN Room
Orange City Orange City Public Library, 112 Albany Avenue, SE, Rieckhoff Room
Red Oak Southwestern Community College-1, 2300 North 4
th
Street, Red Oak Center, Room 116
Rockwell City Rockwell City-Lytton High School, 1000 W. Tonawanda Avenue, Room 13
Winterset Winterset High School, 624 W. Husky Drive, North Portable Building
Carroll Kuemper High School, 109 S. Clark, Room 175
Chariton Chariton High School, 501 N. Grand, Room 116
Decorah Decorah High School, 100 East Claiborne Drive, ICN Room
Emmetsburg Iowa Lakes Comm. College, 3200 College Dr., Arthur & Audrey Smith Wellness Ctr., Rm 818
Fort Dodge Iowa Central Community College, 330 Ave. M, Library Building, Room 206
Keosauqua Van Buren Jr-Sr High School, 405 4
th
St., ICN Room
Maquoketa Maquoketa High School, 600 Washington, Alternative High School Building, ICN Room
Urbandale Urbandale Public Library, 3520 86
th
Street, ICN Room
Waterloo Hawkeye Community College, 1501 E. Orange Road, Tama Hall, Room 110
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Workshop attendees enjoyed thebuffet
2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, 2007
6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, 2007
2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Thursday, June 21, 2007
Atlantic Atlantic Middle School, 1100 Linn Street, Room 109
Burlington Great River Area Education Agency, 3601 West Avenue, ICN Room
Des Moines Dept. of Workforce Development, 1000 East Grand., 2
nd
Floor Conference Room
Dubuque Keystone Area Education Agency, 2310 Chaney Road, Room 2
Indianola Indianola Community School District, 1304 E. 2
nd
Ave., Administration Building, ICN Room
New Hampton New Hampton High School, 710 W. Main, Room 210
Ottumwa Southern Prairie Area Education Agency, 2814 N. Court Street, ICN Room
Sioux City Northwest Area Education Agency 12, 1520 Morningside Avenue, Room 206
Storm Lake Buena Vista University-2, 610 West 4
th
Street, Information Technology Center, Room 7B
Vinton Washington High School, 212 W. 15
th
St., Library Media Center, Room 200
Washington Kirkwood Learning Center, 111 Westview Drive, ICN Room
Belmond Belmond Public Library, 440 East Main Street, Crist Room
Cedar Rapids Kirkwood Community College-2, 6301 Kirkwood Blvd. SW, Linn Hall, Room 203B
Corning Corning High School, 904 8
th
Street, Room 12
Davenport Eastern Iowa Community College-1, 326 West 3
rd
Street, Kahl Educational Center, Room 300
Newton DMACC-Newton Campus-1, 600 North 2
nd
Ave. W, Polytechnic Campus, Room 128
Spirit Lake Iowa Lakes Community College, 800 21
st
Street, ICN Room
Urbandale Urbandale Public Library, 3520 86
th
Street, ICN Room
Des Moines Dept. of Public Safety, Wallace Building, 502 East 9
th
St., 1st Floor Conference Room
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FMNP VENDORS TRAINING SESSION continued
Nearly 85 people made it to the workshop featuring topics of what can
and cannot be sold at market, scales and weights and measures, insur-
ance for markets and for vendors, food safety, the Food Stamp EBT
pilot project and how to develop plans for emergencies at your market.
Germ City an interactive display about hand washing and food safety
was set up in the lobby. Thank you to Robin Brekke, (State Center
Farmers Market) for brining this display to workshop. A great way to
teach people about washing hands and food safety - Germ City can be
borrowed from ISU for use at your market. Contact your local ISU
Extension Office to make arrangements.
Thank you to the Workshop Committee for all their time and efforts to
make this years workshop successful: Dawn Kupka (Toledo Farmers
Market), Ginny Gieseke (Drake Neighborhood Farmers Market), Candy
Hoyle (Greene Co. Farmers Market), Norine Black (Ames Farmers Mar-
ket), Barb Ristau (Franklin Co. Farmers Market), and Robin Brekke
(State Center Farmers Market).
Registered Workshop people who were unable to make it on the 24th
will receive the information packet with all the handouts. All registered
workshop people will receive a transcript of the morning session when it
is available.
The Iowa Farmers Market Association (IFMA) annual
meeting was held on Saturday February 24, 2007. Mem-
bers elected new Board Members: Jane Weber
(Mississippi Valley Growers Association); Carolyn Shook
(Bloomfield Farmers Market); Donna Brahms (Atlantic
Farmers Market); and re-elected Barbara Ristau (Franklin
Co. Farmers Market). Amendments to the By-Laws were
approved. Officers for IFMA will be elected at the next
meeting of the Board.
The Membership drive is underway - renewal and new
memberships are $20. Contact Dawn Kupka 641-484-
2177 for membership information.
Iowa Grown For You T-shirts, caps, visors, and
aprons are availablecontact
Candy Hoyle at 515-386-3585
Bureau of Horticulture& Farmers Markets
IA Dept. of Agriculture& Land Stewardship
WallaceBuilding, 502 E. 9th Street
Des Moines IA 50319
Barbara Lovitt, MarketingSpecialist
Phone: 515-281-8232
E-mail: Barbara.lovitt@idals.state.ia.us
MikeBevins, StateHorticulturist
Phone: 515-242-5043
E-mail: Mike.bevins@idals.state.ia.us
Margaret Long, FMNP Administrator
Phone: 515-242-6239
E-mail: Margaret.long@idals.state.ia.us
Visit IDALS website:
www.agriculture.state.ia.us
Promote your Market with
the 4-color Market Poster.
Provided to markets at no
charge, these posters are
available to markets to styl-
ize with market information
and place around the com-
munity.
Posters come 20 per pack.
Contact Barbara Lovitt at
515.281.8232 or e-mail
barb.lovitt@idals.state.ia.us
to order.
Grant Recipients: Missis-
sippi Valley Growers Asso-
ciation (Bettendorf Farmers
Market, Davenport Farmers
Request for Market Up-
date Information for the
2007 Farmers Market Di-
rectory will be sent out to
market contacts by the end
of March. Please return
updated information by
April 16, 2007.
Welcome to Barb Hen-
drickson and to Karen Sol,
new staff members with the
Bureau of Horticulture and
Farmers Markets. Barb is
working with the FMNP
and Karen is working with
the grape and wine industry.
Market, Trinity Farmers
Market) and Cedar Falls
Main Street Farmers Market
applied and will be awarded
grant money from the
USDA 2007 Specialty Crops
Grants Program adminis-
tered by the Iowa Dept. of
Agriculture and Land Stew-
ardship.
Bits & Pieces
11 x 17 heavyweight paper,
glossfinish, 20 per pack
Free tomarkets
Seeorderinginstructionsin Bits
& Pieces
Horticulture & Farmers Markets
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