Tools & Resources Database
Our crop of tools and resources have been harvested from many sources and compiled here to help you cultivate and grow your farmers’ market and business. Whether you are a board member, market manager, or vendor, you will find a wide variety of useful reports, links, videos, and other documents to explore.
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- BCAFM Publications
- Boards and Governance
- Business Development
- Environment & Sustainability
- Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
- Events, Outreach and Public Engagement
- Farmers' Market Integrity and Transparency
- Finance and Accounting
- Funding and Sponsorship
- Health and Food Safety
- Human Resources and Conflict
- Insurance
- Managing Your Farmers' Market
- Marketing and Promotions
- Recipes and Food Activities
- Research, Data and Evaluation
- Rules and Regulations to Know About
- Sample Market Documents
- Starting a Farmers' Market
Results
BCAFM Bylaws
(December 13, 2017)
BCAFM Farmers’ Market Membership Policy
(November 3, 2018)
Ensuring Product Transparency: Toolkit for BC Farmers’ Markets
Tabitha McLoughlin and the BC Association of Farmers' Markets (2020)
Farmers Market Co-Operatives – A Guide to Starting a Farmers’ Marketing Co-op
BC Association of Farmers’ Markets; Vancity (2019)
Farmers Marketing Co-Operatives and Farm Collectives – Market Manager’s Guide
BC Association of Farmers’ Markets; Vancity (2019)
Organic Certification Regulation Guidelines
BC Ministry of Agriculture (August 2019)
Sample – Penticton Farmers’ Market’s Policies, Rules and Regulations
Penticton Farmers’ Market Society (2019)
Sample – Vancouver Farmers Market Vendor Handbook
Your Local Farmers Markets Society (December 2018)
Sample – Vancouver Farmers’ Markets Vendor Collective Application Form
Vancouver Farmers Markets (2019)