How do you go from zero to 60, or maybe 90, in a bit less than three short years? For Christy Campli, some keys were starting with experience in local food systems, and building on an established brand. Now she manages multiple year-round weekly farmers markets, regularly scheduled artisan markets and several annual events with a small but mighty team. Listen in as we talk with Christy about the finer points of managing multiple types of markets and events.

How some systems overlap and how some differ for different types of events  Scheduling vendors intentionally to avoid cookie cutter events Collaborating with other types of food outlets to benefit farmers Finding camp buddies for life along with new ideas at the InTents Conference

 

Today’s episode of Tent Talk, the Farmers Market Podcast, is supported by Food-4-All, pioneering online order systems to connect local farmers, makers and markets with their communities.