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AFMA WORLD BEE DAY 2025

If your market is going to buzz for World Bee Day 2025 you can download the FREE Bring Your Buzz Toolkit WBD AFMA 2025 Communications Pack-3

MARKET CODE OF CONDUCT FACT SHEET

www.farmersmarkets.org.au/AFMA-Code-of-Conduct-2022

CLICK HERE to download the MARKET CODE OF CONDUCT FACT SHEET

Carriageworks Farmers’ Market, Redfern NSW

AFMA COVID SAFETY FACT SHEET

www.farmersmarkets.org.au/corona-covid-19-fact-sheet

Health and safety is paramount at farmers’ markets.

These tips are offered to market managers to assist with the management of expectations and risks that may occur in relation to concerns about COVID-19 / CORONAVIRUS.

CLICK HERE to download the  COVID-19 / CORONAVIRUS FACT SHEET

STARTING A FARMERS’ MARKET

The farm to fork food movement extends beyond farmers’ markets and involves a number of committed organisations and individuals.  To learn more about these synergistic groups check these useful links.  (Note: Individual market websites are listed in the directory section.)

AFMA offers those interested in Starting a Farmers’ Market an informative DVD https://farmersmarkets.org.au/shop/

TRANSITIONING TO A REAL FARMERS MARKET

Not all farmers’ markets trade in alignment with the Model Rules proposed by AFMA.  If you need help in reviewing your market structure and operation check out the TIPS FOR TRANSITION SHEET

Click here to download the Tips for Transition Fact Sheet pdf.

FARMERS’ MARKETS FOOD SAFETY GUIDE

This nationally relevant practical guide was released in August 2015 and is provided for the use of all interested farmers’ market stakeholders – farmers, specialty food producers, stallholders, market managers, and community and government organisations to assist with the maintenance of best practice food safety standards in Australia’s farmers markets.  Available free to all interested parties as a pdf download.

Click here to download the Food Safety Guide pdf

CoOL FOOD LABELLING FACT SHEET

This FACT SHEET provides introductory information on the new FOOD LABELLING Standards that become mandatory on 1 July 2018.  Click here to download the CoOL FOOD LABELLING FACT SHEET

BIO-SECURITY FACT SHEET FOR FARMERS’ MARKETS

The Department of Agriculture has produced a Fact Sheet for Farmers Markets offering bio-security tips.

COMPARING COSTS OF SHOPPING AT FARMERS’ MARKETS

Griffith University and the NSW Local Health District in the Northern Rivers region have collaborated to research regional food shopping habits and the costs of basic fresh foods at farmers’ markets versus other food stores and supermarkets.

A summary report is attached here:  Farmers’ markets research report 2018 executive summary & infographic

BUILDING SUCCESSFUL FARMERS’ MARKETS

FARMA UK (the UK farmers’ market association equivalent) have published a booklet Building Successful Farmers’ Markets. While oriented in parts specifically to UK activities, it’s a practical and useful guide for all farmers’ market managers with tips on:

• Attracting and keeping Customers
• Increasing Market Day turnover
• Finding Producers
• Community Extension Projects

Available at:   www.farma.org.uk

FOOD and GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS

Biological Farmers of Australia
www.austorganic.com

Biodynamic Agriculture Australia
www.biodynamics.net.au

Community Gardens Association
www.communitygarden.org.au

Cultivating Community
www.cultivatingcommunity.org.au

Food Standards Australia New Zealand
www.foodstandards.gov.au

Farmers Markets’ New Zealand
www.farmersmarkets.org.nz

Free Range Farmers Association
www.freerangefarmers.com.au

Fresh Produce Safety Centre
http://fpsc-anz.com

Geoffrey Roberts Award
www.geoffreyrobertsaward.com

My Green Life
www.mygreenlife.com.au

NSW Food Authority
www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au

Organic Federation of Australia
www.ofa.org.au

Rare Breeds Trust of Australia
www.rbta.org

Seed Savers Network
www.seedsavers.net

Stephanie Alexander’s Kitchen Foundation
www.kitchengardenfoundation.org.au

VFMA Accreditation Program
VFMA Accreditation Program pdf

Victorian Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development
www.diird.vic.gov.au

Victorian Farmers’ Markets Association
www.vfma.org.au

Thank you to Carriageworks Farmers’ Market, Harvest Launceston and Melbourne Farmers’ Markets for sharing photos of their markets.

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