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Farmers Market Associations of the world have come together to share best practices and encourage farmers markets around the globe

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Day of Croatian Markets

by Christina Ermilioupdated on November 13, 2023November 9, 2023
Experiences

Harvest Highlights: A Short Recap of WorldFMC’s Activities this October

by Christina Ermilioupdated on November 13, 2023November 9, 2023
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Monthly Member Feature: Marche@ (Seoul, South Korea)

by Christina Ermilioupdated on November 3, 2023October 31, 2023
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Defining Our Terms: Reflections upon WorldFMC Academy Studio “What is a Farmers Market?”

by Christina Ermilioupdated on October 5, 2023October 4, 2023
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Monthly Member Feature: Badaro Urban Farmers (Beirut, Lebanon)

by Christina Ermilioupdated on September 26, 2023September 26, 2023
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Grønt Marked Becomes a Weekly Market! 

by Christina Ermilioupdated on September 14, 2023September 11, 2023
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Monthly Member Feature: Feria de Productores (Guadalajara, Mexico)

by Christina Ermilioupdated on July 31, 2023July 31, 2023
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Taking Stock, Taking Action: Farmers Markets on the move at the UN Food Systems Summit +2

by Christina Ermilioupdated on August 1, 2023July 31, 2023
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World Farmers Markets Week Launches August 6th

by Christina Ermilioupdated on August 1, 2023July 31, 2023

Introducing World Farmers Markets Coalition

In July 2021, Farmers Market Associations from around the world were asked to support the formation of the World Farmers Markets Coalition. They heartily agreed and were subsequently asked to join Fondazione Campagna Amica to launch the World Farmers Markets Coalition with UN Deputy General Amina Mohammed in Rome at the flagship Circo Massimo farmers market, part of the Fondazione Campagna Amica network. Ghana, Georgia, Norway, Denmark, Canada, USA and, of course, Italy! What an honor to represent our countries and associations on such a noble mission. The UN has set “Zero Hunger” as one of the Sustainable Development Goals for 2030. We believe that farmers markets are a means to achieving that goal. We are inspired by our new friends from across the globe and by such hospitality from our hosts in Italy. In the words of our Secretary General Carmelo Troccoli: “We have no leaders, we are all leaders.” With this, we move forward in supporting and building farmers markets around the world.

updated on November 28, 2022November 23, 2021Experiences

Introducing the World Farmers Markets Coalition

We are pleased to present this video introduction, with images curated by our members from around the world.

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updated on July 11, 2023July 11, 2023Experiences

Real Food? Imitation Food? Let’s Restore the Intended Meaning of “Food”

An Organisational Response to the Arrival of Synthetic and Hyper-Processed foods Written by J. Robin Moon & Richard McCarthy Food is at the center of …

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updated on July 5, 2023June 29, 2023Experiences

Food Is Medicine, Food Is Health, Food Is Identity, Food Is Dignity, Food Is Trust

by Dr. J. Robin Moon, Head of Strategy, WorldFMC On June 20, I represented WorldFMC and spoke at the “Advancing Food Is Medicine Approaches” Summit …

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updated on June 28, 2023June 27, 2023Experiences

WorldFMC at the 11th International Public Markets Conference (Toronto, Canada)

Earlier this month WorldFMC President Richard McCarthy and some of our members attended and participated in the 11th International Public Markets Conference. Our WorldFMC members …

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updated on June 13, 2023June 13, 2023Experiences

WorldFMC joins Fondazione Fratelli Tutti in the World Meeting of Human Fraternity in St. Peter’s Square

The World Farmers Markets Coalition (WorldFMC) participated in the Fondazione Fratelli Tutti World Meeting of Human Fraternity in collaboration with WorldFMC members Fondazione Campagna Amica …

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updated on June 12, 2023June 12, 2023Experiences

The Case for Multifunctional Agriculture

Post written by WorldFMC President Richard McCarthy Spend time in Italy and you can be forgiven for assuming that farm-stays, farmers markets, and the proliferation …

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updated on June 7, 2023June 7, 2023Experiences

WorldFMC launches its Sister Market Program

At the inaugural General Assembly, WorldFMC launched its Sister Markets Program, designed to facilitate connections among farmers markets globally.  The program aims to cultivate social …

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updated on June 16, 2023May 30, 2023Experiences

WorldFMC Announces New Board of Directors and President

Rome, Italy – (May 22, 2023) The World Farmers Markets Coalition (WorldFMC), is pleased to announce the appointment of its board of directors and the …

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updated on May 30, 2023May 18, 2023Experiences

Farmers markets around the world celebrate the importance of biodiversity 

In Rome, May 21 and 22, the inaugural General Assembly of the World Farmers Markets Coalition, celebrated the importance of biodiversity with a large international …

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updated on May 11, 2023May 11, 2023Experiences

Monthly Member Feature: Fondazione Campagna Amica (Rome, Italy)

This May, Fondazione Campagna Amica is our featured member. As the hosts of our upcoming General Assembly in Rome, Italy, we thought it would be …

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updated on May 13, 2023May 1, 2023Experiences

Farmers markets from around the world gather in Rome

The World Farmers Markets Coalition (WorldFMC) will host its 1st General Assembly Meeting on May 21 & 22, 2023 in Rome, Italy For the first …

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🥕 Happy November 1st! 🥕 We're wondering... 🥕 Happy November 1st! 🥕 

We're wondering... are your local farmers markets open? What changes are you expecting to see this November? What's your favorite vegetable at the market this month? 

 Respond in the comments ✍️ We want to hear from you! We 💚 hearing about all the differences (and similarities!) around the globe. 

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🗓 Mark your calendars! #worldfmc member @alaska 🗓 Mark your calendars! #worldfmc member @alaskafarmersmarkets shared this virtual and in-person event with #worldfmc: 2023 Alaska Food & Farm Festival in Anchorage from November 10-12. @akfoodpolicycouncil  @alaskafarmbureau  Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education are partnering to host the 7th annual edition of this event in order to...

🌱 provide training & networking opportunities, as well as resources to encourage more community involvement in local food issues

🌱 increase the general public's awareness of Alaska local food issues

🌱 continue to build connections in the community, encouraging the support local economic development and innovative solutions.

If you're interested in attending the event, don't forget to register - visit the link in our bio! 

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Yesterday, WorldFMC participated in the fifty-firs Yesterday, WorldFMC participated in the fifty-first plenary session of the Committee on World Food Security held at @fao in Rome! 

During the side event titled "Our Seat at the Table: Maximizing Transformative Opportunities across the Rural-Urban Continuum to Deliver Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems" our president @mcpirate joined an impressive group of speakers including, Corinna Hawkes, Director, Food Systems and Food Safety Division, Manuel de Arujo, Mayor of Quelimane, Mozambique, Mohamed Sefiani, Mayor of Chefchaouen, Morocco, Charlie Worthington, Food Systems Lead, Consumers International, and Stineke Onemu, UN-Nutrition. 

During this important conference on food security, he had the chance to share the role and value of promoting the farmers markets:

"Markets are platforms to formalize what is often informal activity, to elevate the dignity of farmers. [...] You can really cultivate  behavior change ... there is the opportunity to launch programs that need not be huge but they can be food security programs, interventions that are very targeted. We have seen an incredible rise in farmers market nutrition programs [...] Places where multi-class, multi-neighborhood, regional expressions of an excitement for local food becomes a centerpiece, but underneath there are structural things to do to mitigate the risk for vulnerable consumers to eat more fresh, local products and for farmers to redirect their enterprises towards greater biodiversity and local consumption." - Richard McCarthy

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We hosted our "Farmers Market Mapping - Part 1" Ac We hosted our "Farmers Market Mapping - Part 1" Academy Studio today and found ourselves in a fascinating conversation with members and friends from all over the world. A huge thanks to HealthBridge Foundation of Canada and their partners (especially Kristie Daniel, Furaha Abwe, Boney Sensasi, Phaeba Thomas, and George MP!) for their support in this studio.

We discussed the value of mapping markets - how it provides a better visual understanding of food / market access within a city and can help policy makers better recognize them as assets to communities. It shows not only where markets are and food is needed, but also other needs for people to reach markets such as transportation. Kristie and her team shared concrete tools with us as well as some case studies with us in places like India, Tanzania, Uganda, and Vietnam. 

We loved all of your questions and can't wait for the next studio - November 21st (mark your calendars!) - remember our studios are free and open to the public. More details soon.

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Don’t forget… tomorrow is our next #WorldFMC A Don’t forget… tomorrow is our next #WorldFMC Academy Studio -“Farmers Markets Mapping,” Part I - October 24th at 1pm CET and 6pm CET (Rome Time!).

Understanding your local area’s food environment is key in determining whether or not your community is able to eat sufficiently and healthfully. One great way to do it is to map physical access to food, and in our case specifically, to farmers markets. Putting your farmers markets on a map empowers you, your local residents and stakeholders with data to advocate for positive change. 

Come and learn about what farmers markets mapping is, how this work done in Africa and Asia has helped improve their communities! You’ll be joined by Kristie Daniel from Canada, Boney Sensasi from Uganda, Furaha Abwe from Tanzania, George Mankidiyan Porinchu from India, and Phoebe Abraham from India. 

💻 *REGISTER* to join the virtual conversation via the link in our bio! There are two sessions to accommodate the range of time zones in our global community - choose the one that best fits your schedule.

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We are coming to a close of our @marchefriends fea We are coming to a close of our @marchefriends feature ... so we will wrap up our #october feature with this wonderful quote from Boeun Lee, General Manager of Marche@ ...

“We can produce food in a nature-friendly way and deliver it to consumers. We're opening earth-farmers markets to show those possibilities.” 🌏🌱

🌱✨ Stay tuned to read the story behind this stunning market in Seoul on our blog - coming soon! A huge thanks to the @marchefriends team for welcoming us into their market and sharing these beautiful photos and videos. We can't wait until we can visit their markets in person. If you visit Seoul, don't miss taking a trip to the #farmersmarket and don't forget to follow their account to stay in the loop!!! 🌱✨

📸 @marchefriends

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#koreafarmersmarket #seoulfarmersmarket #vegetablemarket #earthfarmersmarket
#southkorea #seoul #morethanamarket #conversationalmarket
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