Featured Publications
Washington State Farmers Market Management Toolkit
Kinney, K. & C. Donovan. 2016. The “Washington State Farmers Market Management Toolkit” is designed to provide timely information, tips, and templates to farmers market managers, board members, volunteers and other organizers as they negotiate the ever-increasing demands of running a farmers market. All chapters are available for download.
Survey Highlights: Farmers Markets and the Experiences of Market Managers in Washington State
Ostrom, M. & Donovan, C. 2013.
Summary Report: Farmers Markets and the Experiences of Market Managers in Washington State
Ostrom, M. and C. Donovan. 2013.
Researching Farmer Characteristics and Strategically Deploying the Data
Recorded webinar presented Sept 25, 2013 by WSU Small Farms Program’s Colleen Donovan. Hosted by Farmers Market Coalition.
Washington State Farmers Market Manual
Ostrom, M. & Z. Lyons. 2012. The Washington State Farmers Market Association, WSU Small Farms Program and Washington State Department of Agriculture have collaborated to update the “Washington State Farmers Market Manual” (Second Edition). The updated Manual is an excellent overview for communities looking to start a farmers market and for new market managers, boards and agricultural professionals working to support farmers markets.
Small Farms: The Heart of Washington Agriculture
CSANR Technical Report 2005
The Importance of Direct Marketing for Washington Farmers
CSANR Research Brief 2005
Consumer Food Purchasing: Interest in Local and Direct Markets
CSANR Research Brief 2005
Additional Publications
Summer Squash: Is Mini-Squash Worth the Effort? – May 2009
Article in Sustaining the Pacific Northwest Newsletter
Organic and Beyond: Consumer Demand Growing for Differentiated Farm Products – Spring 2008
Article in Sustaining the Pacific Northwest Newsletter
Diversifying the Family Farm – Spring 2008
Article in Sustaining the Pacific Northwest Newsletter
Analysis of Local Food Distribution of a BIOAg Producer Group
Poster presentation – BIOAg Research Symposium 2008.
Sustainability at Washington State University Dining Services – March 2006
Article in Sustaining the Pacific Northwest Newsletter
Can the Way We Eat Change Metropolitan Agriculture? The Portland Example – December 2005
Article in Sustaining the Pacific Northwest Newsletter
The New Food Entrepreneur: Conference Draws Enthusiastic Crowd – March 2005
Article in Sustaining the Pacific Northwest Newsletter
Annual Farmers’ Market Conference – March 2005
Article in Sustaining the Pacific Northwest Newsletter
Direct Marketing Farms Benefit from WSDA Grants – June 2005
Article in Sustaining the Pacific Northwest Newsletter
Building a Healthy Future for Family Farms: Washington State Family Farming Summit
Washington State Family Farming Summit October 13-14, 2003 Wenatchee, Washington.
External Links
- eXtension
- Food Safety at Farmers Markets – Information & Guidelines
- National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service (ATTRA) Master Publications List
- Plant and Life Sciences Publishing
- Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Project Reports
- USDA Alternative Farming Systems Information Center
- WSDA – Small Farm and Direct Marketing Handbook