FARMERS MARKET MARKET-DAY PAPER FORMS
Use for tracking tokens and incentives redeemed by Vendors at the Market. Farm Direct Alternative…
FARM DIRECT ALTERNATIVE CURRENCY TRACKING – EXCEL WORKSHEET
The ability to track sales by category (for reporting to vendors, state, and organizational boards) and track alternative currencies, including distributions, redemptions, and liability balances is critical to Farmers Markets. Food From Farms has developed a worksheet designed to help track alternative currency counts and liabilities, calculate vendor checks, and track vendor and market weekly and…
Read MoreFARM DIRECT ALTERNATIVE CURRENCY TRACKING – EBT/SNAP TRACKING SHEET
Many markets now have tablets for this purpose, but this can be used if such a tool is not available. EBT Tracking Sheet and EBT Tracking Sheet Instructions can be downloaded here for tracking EBT (food stamp) tokens purchased at the market level and incentives distributed along with EBT tokens as reconciled with the batch report. This also allows the…
Read MoreFARM DIRECT ALTERNATIVE CURRENCIES – BASIC CONCEPTS
Alternative currencies include any coin, token, certificate, or other money replacement that an organization gives to a consumer that can be used to buy goods from a Vendor. Farm Direct Alternative Currencies are alternative currencies that can be used to buy food directly from a farmer. Examples of such Alternative Currencies are tokens given to a customer when they…
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FARM DIRECT ALTERNATIVE CURRENCY TRACKING – COALITION FORMS
Many markets work as a Coalition with other markets in order to provide incentive dollars…
THOUGHTS ON EBT/SNAP MATCH LIMITS
FARMERS MARKET SPECIFIC TOOLS
There are a number of Farmers Market specific tools available for use. Manage my Market – https://managemymarket.com/ – for bookkeeping and market management Market Wurks – https://marketwurks.com/ – for market management. This tool will integrate with FreshBooks and allows for automation of vendor signup, paperwork, and payments, mapping of vendor locations each week which can be seen on a…
Read MoreFOREIGN LANGUAGE CHEAT SHEETS FOR CUSTOMERS
When using farm direct alternative currencies, communicating with those who speak another language can be extremely…
ALTERNATIVE CURRENCY CHEAT SHEET FOR VENDORS
There are times when so many different alternative currencies flow through a market that the customers and…