Farmers' Markets Canada (FMC) is a new national organization dedicated to promoting farmers' markets across the country. In November 2008 the new organization was given financial support from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. According to FMC's web site, "the mission of FMC is to promote farmers' markets and develop national initiatives and partnerships to further the viability, growth and prosperity of the Canadian farmers' market industry."
I have a few questions regarding the new organization: how much influence does the federal government have in controlling the FMC's agenda and actions? What actions does the FMC plan to take in the next year? I'll keep this blog updated on new developments and the answers to those questions.
FMC 1st Annual Conference and AGM
The FMC will be hosting its first annual conference February 16th to 17th in St. St Catharines, ON. The FMC plans to release the publication of the "2008 Economic Impact Study of Canadian Farmers’ Markets" at the conference. More details on the conference are available in the FMC's October 2008 newsletter (PDF).
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We applaud the advent of a national organization to represent the interests of Canadian Farmers Markets. It has been our own goal to give consumers integrated access to Farmers Markets and Vendors through our web site. Our national database of Canadian Farmers Markets is available at:
http://buyfromthefarm.ca/farmers-markets/list
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