Our partnerships are key. CFMA works with statewide institutions/organizations including the Colorado Department of Agriculture, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, the Colorado Department of Human Services and Nourish Colorado. Through these partnerships, we engage with local food and farming work around the state and stay updated on policy, funding opportunities, regulations and more that affect farmers markets and other farm-direct marketing. Making sure farmers markets and direct-marketing farmers are heard. CFMA advocates for farmers markets in any area where statewide decisions affect farmers markets, including funding opportunities and policy affecting farmers markets and direct-marketing farmers.

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Membership Benefits

Advocacy

Our partnerships are key. CFMA works with statewide institutions/organizations including the Colorado Department of Agriculture, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, the Colorado Department of Human Services and Nourish Colorado. Through these partnerships, we engage with local food and farming work around the state and stay updated on policy, funding opportunities, regulations and more that affect farmers markets and other farm-direct marketing.
Making sure farmers markets and direct-marketing farmers are heard. CFMA advocates for farmers markets in any area where statewide decisions affect farmers markets, including funding opportunities and policy affecting farmers markets and direct-marketing farmers.

Communications & Promotion

Member Markets are included on CFMA’s Map of Member Markets.
CFMA Logo: Members can feature the CFMA logo on websites, in social media, and on promotional materials!
CFMA listserv/group: member markets stay up to date with frequent communications through our member market listserv.
We feature members in our social media, e-news and other promotions.

Resources and Discounts

Members have access to CFMA’s ever growing compilation of resources for market managers
SNAP Bucks & Market Bucks – CFMA provides these on request to members.
Membership with the Farmers Market Coalition CFMA is a statewide member of FMC, which means that CFMA members are automatically FMC members. This gives you access to the wide range of resources and opportunities offered by FMC.

Discounts:

MARKET MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE DISCOUNT CFMA members receive a 25% discount on market software from Manage My Market.

Technical Assistance and Trainings

Farmers Markets:

Technical assistance as needed is available for CFMA’s member markets in all areas of running a farmers market, including SNAP/EBT and incentive programs, planning for the next season, and challenges you encounter in running your market.
CFMA hosts regular Market Manager meetings and trainings online through the year; recordings and notes of meetings/trainings are available only to members.

Farmers/vendors:

Business Development trainings for market vendors

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Join the Colorado Farmers Market Community

Q: Resources and Discounts

Members have access to CFMA’s ever growing compilation of resources for market managers SNAP Bucks & Market Bucks – CFMA provides these on request to members. Membership with the Farmers Market Coalition CFMA is a statewide member of FMC, which means that CFMA members are automatically FMC members. This gives you access to the wide range of resources and opportunities offered by FMC. Discounts: MARKET MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE DISCOUNT CFMA members receive a 25% discount on market software from Manage My Market.

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Membership Types

Colorado Farmers Market Association offers four different membership opportunities:

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Farmers Markets

$50-$200/YR

Annual dues based on number of unique vendors:

1-10: $50
11-25: $100
26-50: $150
51+: $200

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Farmers & Ranchers

$25/YR

For farmers and ranchers who sell at farmers markets. Learn best practices for selling at farmers markets and be part of the work and the conversations to support our statewide farmers markets.

Apply Here

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Market Vendors

$50/YR

For all other farmers market vendors who want our farmers markets in Colorado to thrive. Learn best practices for farmers market vendors, and be part of the work and the conversations to support our farmers markets!

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Farm Stand/CSA

$50/YR

For farmers who operate a farm stand or a CSA and are looking for support and TA, including support for SNAP at your farm stand/CSA and peer-to-peer sharing with other farmers operating farm stands or CSAs.

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Become a Friend of CFMA

Do you love farmers markets? Make a contribution to support our work supporting farmers markets and direct marketing farmers across Colorado. Every contribution helps!

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