• Establishing a Farmers Market in Idaho - This manual from Idaho State Dept. of Agriculture, IFMA and the University of Idaho covers everything you need to know when starting a Farmers Market in the state.

• Starting a Specialty Food Business in Idaho - Essential reading for any and all prepared and processed food vendors.

• Idaho Farmers Market Association Market Manager Toolkit Guide - a guide to help you navigate the toolkit resources.

• Idaho Farmers Market Association Market Manager Toolkit - a special collection of templates, examples and best practices compiled in a Google Drive to help grow your market.

• Idaho Farmers Market Association YouTube Channel - find recordings of annual trainings addressing the most frequently requested topics for continuing education.

• Rapid Market Assessment - A Rapid Market Assessment (RMA) is a low-cost and relatively quick data collection process that takes place during a single market day. Through customer counts and simple dot surveys, valuable information about markets is collected. The results can help farmers markets make decisions and better communicate their impact. See examples from across the state.

Essential Farmers Market Partners and Resources

• Idaho State Department of Agriculture - Resources related to marketing, regulation, weights and measures, licensing and more.

• Idaho Preferred - a program to identify and promote food and agricultural products grown, raised, or processed in the Gem State. The program showcases the quality, diversity, and availability of Idaho food and agricultural products and is working to assist Idaho consumers in their efforts to find local products.

• University of Idaho Small Farms - Information, resources, and links selected for small, sustainable and organic producers
  in Idaho.

• Idaho Public Health Districts - As independent agencies, Idaho's seven health districts are primary outlets for public health services.

• Idaho State Tax Commission

• Eat Smart Idaho - a UI Extension program that provides nutrition and physical activity education for limited resource Idahoans.

• Buy Idaho Branch Membership Info - join Buy Idaho at a discounted price through IFMA's branch membership program.

• MarketWurks Market and Vendor Management Software - Created to address the needs of real market managers, MarketWurks is based on the creators’ experience running real-world markets, they created MarketWurks to address their needs and turned it into a platform to help markets all around the world. MarketWurks is now used by markets in 6 countries and counting, saving market managers countless hours of work each week.

• Farmers Market Coalition - a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to strengthening farmers markets across the United States so that they can serve as community assets while providing real income opportunities for farmers.