Future Project Plans. Ninety days prior to estimated completion of the Initial Project Plan, and 90 days prior to estimated completion of each subsequent Project Plan, the Operating Committee will establish a new Project Plan for the next stage of development of the Product. Upon written acceptance of a new Project Plan by each of the Parties, such Project Plan will be appended to this Agreement. Each new Project Plan will include a budget for the Collaboration Activities to complete such Project Plan, and provisions for the Parties to fund the Collaboration Activities according to their Proportionate Share.
Future Project Plans. Outline work to be performed during the next report- ing period for each project.
Future Project Plans. In the future, it may be worth considering featuring a farm each week, rather than a specific crop. This way, we can tell the full story of farmers and their commitment to food and community. The combination of quality produce and a sincere dedication to sustainable agriculture may spark a deeper customer response to the need to support local producers. Tastings and samplings are critical in promoting most produce. The customer survey found samplings to be the market’s most successful events. This is an area that can be expanded and refined. Some vegetables (e.g. eggplant, squash) could be better marketed via prepared food samplings. Moving forward, MIFM should consider collaborating with prepared food vendors and/or local chefs to demonstrate the variety of cooking methods for certain types of produce. Along the same lines, it is important to know what can and cannot be sampled. For example, a melon sampling was scheduled until the market manager discovered that was against the rules, given that melons are high hazard fruit. Fruits and vegetables with many varieties (e.g. apples, tomatoes) should have their own market day, rather than be paired with other similar produce. For example, “Apples and Pears” day may have been a bit overwhelming, given the variety of locally produced apples and pears. Focusing on one type of fruit will give that specialty crop more distinction and may offer customers more incentive to purchase. Lastly, we learned that our produce promotion needed to be amenable to Mother Nature and the availability of specific crops. Coordination and communication with vendors enabled the featured crop schedule to adapt.
Future Project Plans. A number of opportunities for further study and application presented themselves in the course of this project. Key among these was the potential to create a pro-farmers market campaign to increase awareness and drive new traffic to farmers markets across the region. Given the need to educate a broader swath of consumers about the important role xxxxxx’x markets play in the local economy, in providing healthy foods and supporting local farmers, it isn’t enough to micro-target small slices of the population in individual neighborhoods or even cities. Such a ‘float all boats’ strategy could help leverage scarce resources, getting more ‘bang’ for the promotional buck, and could be effective across the broad diversity of farmers markets (geographic, demographic, etc). With additional grant funding, Cascade Harvest Coalition and partners such as the Washington State Farmers Market Association, WSU Small Farms Program and others, could undertake the following initiatives toward increasing consumer awareness and support for, and sales at, area farmers markets. • Strategic Market Analysis – The growth of farmers markets in our region proves growing interest and demand for local foods, but the flip side is the potential for lack of planning to ensure new markets are located in places with appropriate population densities with all the baseline ingredients for success. Without careful planning, markets can unintentionally cannibalize each other relying on the same or overlapping customer bases. Some cities such as Portland, Oregon have undertaken in-depth market analysis and research to develop a plan for strategically locating new markets to give them the best chance for success and assure the sustainability of the entire xxxxxx’x market system. The Puget Sound region and State of Washington are in need of this same kind of market analysis to help plan future growth and ensure our current farmers markets can thrive. • Promotion of Farmers Markets at Events – Identify public events which align in some way with values shared by farmers’ market supporters -- health, wellness, family and community. Leverage these events to educate people and promote area farmers markets. • Build Community Partnerships - There should be more overlap between healthy eating and healthy living/activities. Organizations and businesses that promote or sell goods to xxxxxx health, wellness and fitness could collaborate with farmers markets. Identify and pursue partnerships with businesses, loc...
Future Project Plans. The remaining 3,000 guides will continue to be distributed at various events, and as requests come in for them. The guides were printed on recycled paper with soy based inks xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx/index.html Contact: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Executive Director Washington State Xxxxxx’x Market Association PO Box 445 Suquamish, WA 98392 (000) 000-0000 xxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx Recipient: Washington State Potato Commission (K189) Project/Grant Name: Continuation of the Washington State Potato Industry Comprehensive Food Safety Initiative Xxxxx Xxxxxx: $35,717 Money Expended: $31,949.31 Money remaining: $3,767.69 Project Outline: The produce industry has recently attracted a lot of media attention regarding food borne illnesses. This is a very serious matter for the produce industry. Previous food related illnesses have resulted in loss of life, serious hospitalizations, and a decline in consumer confidence in our food supply. Many specific produce industries have suffered tremendous losses as the outbreaks of these illnesses stop all commercial trade until the specific source is located. Food safety needs to be the highest priority for the protection of consumers and the livelihoods of our produce industries. The Washington State Potato Commission (WSPC) decided to strengthen its already outstanding food safety track record by becoming more proactive in preventing these food borne illnesses at the farm level. This comprehensive program includes farm employee health/hygiene training materials including a video in English and Spanish, a template for standard operating procedures, signage for farm use, step by step instructions on what documentation needs to be in place for becoming USDA Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) certified, funds to partially reimburse growers the cost of a food safety audit, and farmer training workshops. These training materials have been shared with other potato producing states and other agriculture organizations in Washington State. This training program has been praised by state and federal officials as a model for others to follow.
Future Project Plans. The IWF now has a useful list of contacts and information that will prove invaluable to the RFG as it pursues commercial partnerships and projects that will expand the bioproducts industry in this state. This project also fostered greater cooperation between IWF and Washington State University’s CSANR, which has begun to increasingly rely on IWF to find business partners ready to form commercial applications for the bioproducts the university researches and develops. The IWF and its younger affiliate, the Renewable Farming Group, are assembling the business partnerships and writing the grant applications which we hope will eventually make bio-based agricultural product manufacturing a reality in this state. Contact: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Policy & Government Relations The Institute for Washington Future 0000 X. Xxxxxx Street Seattle, WA 98144 (000) 000-0000 Xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
