Farmers Markets are a great place to buy locally grown products ranging from produce, meat, eggs and other value added food products. Buying from your local farmers’ market gives you locally grown, fresh products and supports your local economy by supporting the local farmer or rancher.
2012 Information Coming Soon
Market Managers
Wyoming Farmers Market Promotional Grant
The Wyoming Business Council offers a grant for advertising and promotional materials to Wyoming farmers markets. The $400 reimbursable grant can be used by a local Wyoming government agency, a Wyoming association, a Wyoming nonprofit organization (e.g. Chamber of Commerce), or a Wyoming Producer Association that conducts a farmers’ market.
SNAP-debit/credit card Grant
The Farmers Market SNAP/Credit/Debit Card Grant Program of the Wyoming Business Council has a dual purpose. First it is designed to help make markets more accessible to low income consumers, by assisting with costs associated with accepting the Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT), which is the system that markets can accept the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) formerly known as the food stamp program. The second goal is to increase sales within the markets. Markets can accept the SNAP program or go even further with the option of accepting credit and debit cards.
(For more information visit: www.fns.usda.gov/snap/ebt/fm.htm)
Accepting SNAP/Credit/Debit cards at Farmers Markets (How to)
Food Safety at Farmers Markets
Guidelines to ensure public health at Farmers Markets (PDF)
Market Vendors/Growers Information
Market Sales Tax Information - Most items sold at a farmers market do not meet the definition of “prepared foods” and therefore collecting sales tax is not required, but doing the paperwork is.
Important Links
- Wyoming Farmers Market Association: The Wyoming Farmers Marketing Association works to promote the farmers markets in Wyoming. In Wyoming, finding fresh, locally grown produce is a luxury. Starting in mid-summer, many Wyoming agriculture producers can be found at the local farmers’ market offering the freshest and best produce money can buy.
- Wyoming Department of Agriculture: The Wyoming Department of Agriculture is a valuable resource for food safety questions and weights and measures questions.
Cheyenne Winter Farmers Market
2011-2012 schedule will be announced soon!
This is just one more way to get your products to the customer! Fill out the directory information to be a part of the upcoming fresh local foods directory. The directory will be put online in May and a printed version will be available in the future.
For further information contact:
Kim Porter, Farmers Market & Education Program Manager
Phone: 307.777.6319
Fax: 307.777.2838
