Tools for all farmers markets, partners, and local food champions to celebrate

National Farmers Market Week is August 4-10!

Begin planning your celebration today with the National Farmers Market Week Toolkit! It has everything you need to get started, including social media graphics, sample posts, templates, planning guides and more!

Every resource in the toolkit is free for all. Be sure to share with partner organizations and community members to make this year’s celebration the biggest yet!

What’s new for this year’s NFWM toolkit and resources?

• New sample messaging
• Expanded campaign timeline (to keep your planning on track and organized!)
• BRAND NEW resource *coming soon* for rural farmers markets (this resource is currently in the works and will be shared separately in the coming weeks!)
• Fresh, updated look!

Why celebrate National Farmers Market Week?

This year’s celebration marks 25 years of National Farmers Market Week! Thanks to the hard work of the farmers market community, NFMW has grown in prominence over the last decade, becoming a widely anticipated event and effective tool for farmers market promotion and advocacy.

Beyond being a celebration, this week also presents a unique opportunity for market leaders to connect with communities, build relationships with local
officials and media, secure sponsorship and grant funding, encourage data collection, and more.

No matter what your capacity, our toolkit has what you need to make planning a successful National Farmers Market Week easy at your market!

You’re invited to join our super cool Agrivoltaics Open House! Building on the success of SCAPES last virtual meeting on Feb. 17,2022, which brought together awesome folks from the solar and agricultural industries, we are thrilled to continue the discussion on Aug 9th from 2:00 – 3:00 pm.

Guest Speakers,

Dennis Bowman, Lead Extension

Nenad Miljkovic, Lead Research on Solar Panels

Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Association (OEFFA) is offering a three-part virtual workshop series on organic certification. Experienced OEFFA staff will cover the basics of organic certification, organic farming practices, and some things farmers should consider before becoming certified. These workshops are open to anyone considering going organic.

Join the AgriSolar Clearinghouse Tuesday, August 13, at 9:30 a.m. to tour the University of Alaska’s DOE-funded agrivoltaics project in Houston, Alaska. The project was built by solar developer Renewable IPP (RIPP) and financed by Clean Capital.

Meet at the Carr’s Pharmacy Parking lot, 1650 W. Northern Lights Blvd., Anchorage, AK 99517, to hop on a bus tour to the University’s agrivoltaics site.

The tour will include speakers, berry pickings, cyanotype making, prizes, and delicious agrisolar farm-to-table foods!

The bus will return to Anchorage by 3:30 p.m.

Join us to maximize the dual-use outcomes of solar energy and natural resource practices in this dynamic and forward-thinking course.

Learning Outcomes

• Review the research pilot projects and best practices that best inform solar project developers considering agrivoltaics projects.
• Identify the Ag practices that can be co-located with solar project development, as well as their potential outcomes.
• Identify common landowner questions and how to nurture a relationship to proactively address concerns regarding the legal and financial aspects of leasing their land.
• Explore the challenges and opportunities of grid-scale agrivoltaics, including considerations for utility-scale solar development, community involvement, design considerations, and environmental benefits.
• Gain insights into US policy and opportunities for agrivoltaics, including foundational policy principles and strategic industry approaches.
• Explore the ecology and management of agrivoltaics grazing systems.
• Explore sustainable solar development goals and their impact on industry practices.
• Examine real-world case studies of agrivoltaics projects.

Join us to maximize the dual-use outcomes of solar energy and natural resource practices in this dynamic and forward-thinking course.

Learning Outcomes

• Review the research pilot projects and best practices that best inform solar project developers considering agrivoltaics projects.
• Identify the Ag practices that can be co-located with solar project development, as well as their potential outcomes.
• Identify common landowner questions and how to nurture a relationship to proactively address concerns regarding the legal and financial aspects of leasing their land.
• Explore the challenges and opportunities of grid-scale agrivoltaics, including considerations for utility-scale solar development, community involvement, design considerations, and environmental benefits.
• Gain insights into US policy and opportunities for agrivoltaics, including foundational policy principles and strategic industry approaches.
• Explore the ecology and management of agrivoltaics grazing systems.
• Explore sustainable solar development goals and their impact on industry practices.
• Examine real-world case studies of agrivoltaics projects.

Each year, the Quivira Coalition, Holistic Management International, and the American Grassfed Association collaborate to convene ranchers, farmers, conservationists, land managers, scientists, and thought leaders to share knowledge, build community, and create a culture of resilience and regeneration.

This year’s conference, Innovating for a Resilient Future, will explore data, technology, information collection and sharing, ways of learning and knowing, and the myriad approaches to fulfilling our ecological roles. Mark your calendars!

If you would like to be notified when we open registration, sign up for the REGENERATE email list.

If you have additional questions, need help registering, or have other special requests related to the conference, don’t hesitate to reach out.

Email: info@regenerateconference.com