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FMNZ CONFERENCE 2010 Bill Gallagher Centre Hamilton, 6-7-8 June

FARMER'S MARKET NZ Honest-to-goodness GOODNESS

With over 50 Farmers' Markets now operating around NZ, this conference will celebrate the success of your hard work, both regionally and nationally. Stallholders, market managers and market organisers and committees are invited to Hamilton to be inspired, to learn, to network and most of all share market experiences so that we can all benefit in the future. Hamilton will bring it on in June 2010 and we look forward to seeing you all there with a program that will be aimed at both established long running markets and new markets. The conference will look at “ the longer term success of farmers' markets as well as “Authenticity” and “Transparency” and keep you enticed with key note speakers and local food experiences from both the Hamilton and Cambridge Markets. For more information and to register click here

A great night out for a great cause!

This Wednesday at 8:30pm NZ will see the premiere of the movie Food Inc.

It is probably the most important food movie of the last few years and is creating huge discussion overseas.

Food Inc is a movie about the food we eat. It challenges us to think about who grows it and what modern
developments in food production mean to our health and our environment.

You can see for yourself what all the talk is about by attending the open night screenings throughout
the country.

Farmers Market New Zealand is hosting this premiere in celebration of the new growing season and $5 from
every ticket sold will go directly to your local Farmers Market.

Greystone Wines from the Waipara Valley in North Canterbury will be providing a free glass of wine at
each of the Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch screenings.

For more information and to purchase your ticket for only $20 go to www.fmnzfoodinc.org.nz.

Show support for your local food producers and have a great night out at the same time.

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Fwd: Farmers Markets World-wide pledge

Monday, 24 August 2009 11:43

Farmers' market leaders from Australia, New Zealand, the USA and Great Britain meeting at the 3rdNational Australian Farmers' Market Conference in Victoria this week, pledged today to establish and uphold standards for farmers' markets and to create a platform for the exchange of information and best practice that will support the global, sustainable development of the farmers' market movement. From left: Rita Exner, Chris Fortune, Miranda Sharp, Gareth Jones, Darlene Wolnick, Sophie McNeill, Richard McCarthy The group will initiate an open forum and invites local food producers, market organisers and supporters to participate in positive exchanges that will help to improve local economies and communities through farmers' markets, and provide greater access to locally produced food for all.   FARMA's Gareth Jones was among the speakers at the conference. Others included Richard McCarthy from Crescent City farmers' market in New Orleans, USA, whose experiences with Hurricane Katrina four years ago mirrored those of the population around Melbourne during 'Black Saturday's' forest fires last summer. The organisers and speakers at the event took the opportunity to formalise future relations with a communique highlighting the urgent need for a rebalancing and relocalising of food around the globe in the interests of reducing carbon emissions and improving diet, livelihoods and the environment.

FMNZ 2009 Market Managers Forum, Hamilton 22nd-24th June

2009 Market Managers Forum 

The Market Managers Forum is a chance for managers from around the country to get together and share ideas, tools, solutions to issues, and to network with others, so that managers can feel comfortable sharing ideas with each other in the future.  There will be guest speakers from America and Australia, information from FMNZ, and time to problem solve on any issues that are common to farmers' markets.    To be held June 22^nd to 24^th, 2009, the forum will be based at Pirongia Forest Park Lodge, in Pirongia near Hamilton.  Food will be provided, and alcohol will only be permitted on the final evening.  For more information email kerryn at secretary@farmersmarkets.org.nz or visit www.farmersmarkets.org.nz

Cost: $150 per person, plus the cost of travel, - this has been heavily subsidised by our buy local funding and in addition part of your travel costs will be reimbursed, so please bring your receipts.  

You will be required to do a short presentation about you & your market, so please come prepared  (see manager presentation below). 

Please fill out the following form and return by 12^th June with payment to

Farmers' Markets New Zealand Inc,

C/- Kerryn Jensen

15 Fergusson St

Hamilton East, 3216

Hamilton

 

Market Managers Forum RSVP

Name: _________________________________________

Contact number: _________________________________

Name of FM: ____________________________________________________________________

Any dietary requirements?__________________________________________________________

Any special personal requirements we need to be aware of?

________________________________________________________________________________

Any medical requirements? Understandings that you will bring with you any prescribed medication and inform the co-ordinator of how to use the medication, if required in emergency.

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

Do you require pick up from the airport? YES / NO

Which airport? ___________________________________________________________________

Please provide details of flight: _______________________________________________________ 

This Lodge is a DOC reserve and the following conduct must be adhered to:

Manager Presentation

Instructions:

Use the Pecha Kucha principle ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pecha_Kucha ) - 20 slides of 20 secs each. – this limits you to 6mins 40sec.

You may prepare the power point presentation yourself, or use a generic presentation we have prepared, but please use the sample power point presentation as a guide for what to include. 

You will also be required to fill out the Market Profile form which also includes this detail, but is for reference during the conference.  

Be prepared to answer any Questions from your fellow managers

 

 

Bring this page with you –and pin it up on our map of NZ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(Market Photo)

(Market Manager Photo) 
 
 
 
 

• Year market opened

 

• Market Name:

 

• Market Manager name:

 

• Location/Venue:

 

• Open Days & times:

 

• Stallholder No on database:

 

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Chris Fortune
(03) 579 3599 Home

021 935 995 Mobile

www.mfm.co.nz (marlborough farmers market)
www.farmersmarkets.org.nz
www.chrisfortune.co.nz

www.chrisfortunerecipes.blogspot.com
www.marlboroughcommunitygarden.blogspot.com

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Inaugural FMNZ Managers Retreat 22,23,24 th of June 2009

Ensure that you mark the dates for the afternoon of the 22, 23 rd and morning of the 24 th for of June for the Inaugural FMNZ Managers Retreat in Hamilton in your Diary's

Kerryn Jenson (manager Hamilton and Cambridge Farmers' Market) and Tina Fortune (manager Marlborough Farmers' market) will be sending out the  details to all markets and managers.  It is a opportunity to network and share information with other like minded people who run successful Farmers' markets both in NZ and around the world. 

Cost will be kept to a minimal to ensure that it is achievable for all markets and the Forum will cover Authenticity, Regionality, Networking, Communication, Problem Solving, Growth and Development and the future of Farmers' Markets in NZ

This Managers retreat will run ever second year alternative the FMNZ Conference and will incorporate the FMNZ AGM

The FMNZ website is always being updated and a easy way  to search for what you are looking for is  to use the search box in the top left hand corner.  We are also developing another website as part of your buy local funding and a sample can be found here  www.sportsground.co.nz/fmnz      The software allows committee/managers to admin there own site and stallholders and allows consumers and media to locate products and producers from Authentic Farmers markets around NZ.  This is a sample draft only and is part of Milestone 5, buy local contributions