Applications
2011/2012
Winter markets underway.
Completed
applications can be sent via EMAIL
to
info@abbotsfordfarmandcountrymarket.com
or FAX your application to 604.864.5769, or DROP IT OFF at
#1 - 31726
South Fraser Way, Abbotsford (Community
Futures office)
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Entertainers Wanted
for 2012!
Friends of the Market
Community Booth
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Advertising &
Promotion
Media Releases, Articles & Ads
Weekly Market Bag Promotion
Each week at the Market we conduct a free
drawing for one of our Market Bags with an item or gift certificate from
each of that week's vendors. Vendors are encouraged to make full use of
this opportunity to get the story about your business into the hands of
Market customers. Contact Bruce at 604-996-1542 or email
info@abbotsfordfarmandcountrymarket.com
Benefits to Growers
- Facilitates product development and diversification
- Creates opportunities to add value to your products
- Enhances farmer’s customer base and expands sales
and income
- Promotes business start up and development
- Improvement in understanding customer needs
- Self confidence in business, merchandising skills cooperating with
others, advertising and customer relations, pricing and competing
effectively
- Improvement in decision making skills, leadership skills,
willingness to take risks, community involvement, packaging products
and cost control
- Opportunity to market their farm/on premise operation
- Do a market survey, meet customers and get
started selling
- Better price than through wholesale channels, cash on hand on day
of sale, sell odd size or oversized product, offer a wider range of
tastier, and fun to grow vegetable varieties.
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