CA Alliance of Farmers' Markets February Newsletter

FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER

In This Newsletter

2022 Year in Review
Apply to be Part of the Alliance's BIPOC Working Group
Participate in the Listening Tour Survey
Job Opportunities
Events

Join the Alliance

Year in Review

There is so much to celebrate from all of the hard work and effort we put into 2022! Through the Farmers' Market Promotion Program and Kaiser Permanente funding, the Alliance continues to be responsive and supportive of the needs of farmers, farmers' markets, and food industry leaders throughout California.

In addition to the accomplishments included above, we would like to also highlight:

The dedication and leadership of our Steering Committee members
The “Racial Equity at the Market” webinar presentation during the 2022 California Small Farms Conference
Continued collaboration with the Community Alliance of Family Farmers (CAFF) in promoting the 2023 California Small Farms Conference
Translation of 4 existing videos to expand the reach to non-English speakers
26 individual listening tour interviews that farmers market professionals participated in the fall offering feedback on the Alliance and their priorities as a market

Here is to a successful 2022, and a better 2023!

Apply to be Part of the Alliance's BIPOC Working Group

California farmers’ market professionals need Justice Equity Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI) content, tools and training, specifically for a farmers’ market context. The BIPOC Working Group (“Working Group”) will support the Alliance in establishing systems of support for BIPOC industry leaders, and support the Alliance in better integrating JEDI values into what it does.

The Working Group will do this by:

Co-creating scope of work (SOW) and JEDI short-term and long-term goals
Co-facilitating regional affinity community-building groups
Supporting the implementation of short-term and potentially long-term JEDI-related goals and deliverables
Supporting the direction and implementation of programming as an Alliance Steering Committee member

Click here for the full job description.

Open until filled

(two-year commitment required)

Click here to apply

Complete the Listening Tour Survey

Thank you to those who participated in the fall listening tour

interview sessions! We have collected lots of informative and helpful feedback from you all.

Additionally, we are offering another format to hear from (more of) you!

As an Alliance, we want to learn what farmers' market industry members' priorities are. We aim to better serve our members with trainings, resources, and advocacy that are best geared towards your needs. Click here to complete the survey.

Reach out to beth@ecologycenter.org with any questions. We look forward to learning from you!

Click here to complete the survey