The farm market market cooperative association INC

Will implement a comprehensive capacitybuilding project for the lexington farmers market LFM which currently operates five regular markets and serves over 65 kentucky farmers and food producers representing 34 counties. This project aims to provide stability for continued market operations support the markets continued growth with improved strategies and establish a focused framework for incorporating farmer and consumer input and then incorporate that feedback. This will include strategic planning and activities to enhance market operations and administration increase staffing levels and conduct detailed data collection to assess customer accessibility and needs within the community. Work will include activities to recruit vendors improve services to existing members and conduct targeted marketing and outreach activities in collaboration with both new and established partners. Primary beneficiaries include the farmers and food producers who supply the LFM as well as local consumers who access fresh locallysourced goods ranchers processors and other stakeholders involved in kentuckys food system will also benefit.