Here you will find information specific to the current Local Food Promotion Program grant: materials to help you promote it in your community, and information you as the hub manager need about grant requirements and restrictions.
For Hub Managers
Introduction: Fortify and Multiply Farmers’ Market Hubs
Materials to present in your community
Working with this Grant
- Market Manager Meeting Notes
- Market Manager Folder (Google Drive)
- Allowed Expenses
- Harvest App for Time-Tracking
- Hub Manager Position Description
- Project Resources
- W-9 form | Send to: jody@rtcinfo.org
Background and History
Brought to you by:
- Renewing the Countryside
- Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture>
- Minnesota Farmers’ Market Association
Current Funding Sources:
- Minnesota NRCS Multiple Activities Grant: Stretching the Specialty Crop Sales Season and Local Markets through Farmers Market Hubs
Ongoing Project Support:
- Statewide Health Improvement Partnership: County-level or regional SHIP coordinators provide on-the-ground support and community connections
Past Project Support:
- MDA Specialty Crop Block Grant 2017-2018
- MDA Specialty Crop Block Grant 2018-2019
- MDA Specialty Crop Block Grant 2019-2020
- USDA Farm-to-School Grant, 2018-2020
- Extension Risk Management Education Grant, 2019-2021
- USDA Local Food Promotion Program grant, 2022-2024
- MDA Emerging Farmer Technical Assistance, 2023-2024