This guide was originally written in 2014 by the Maryland Farmers Market Association with the help of the following organizations: Maryland Hunger Solutions, the Baltimore Food Policy Initiative, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Services (Mid-Atlantic Region); Crossroads Community Food Network; the Food Research and Action Center; the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future; Maryland Department of Agriculture; Maryland Department of Health; Maryland SNAP-Ed program, and the National Association of Farmers Market Nutrition Programs (NAFMNP). The Maryland Market Money program gratefully acknowledges the following funders and sponsors: the United States Department of Agriculture, Maryland Department of Agriculture, the City of Baltimore, the Board of Charles County Commissioners, Prince George’s County Council, Montgomery County Council, FRESHFARM, The Greater Washington Community Foundation, Berkshire Hathaway PG&E, and numerous private supporters and donors. The information provided in this guide is intended to support farmers market managers, direct-marketing farmers, farmers market vendors, and community food access advocates to increase access to healthy, fresh, local foods through Maryland farmers markets and direct-marketing farms for all Marylanders, regardless of income. Additionally, this guide aims to cultivate community at farmers markets and local farms, with the goal of creating a strong network and a vibrant local food system.
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