Posts by Tara Hammonds
Back to the Guide to Urban Farming Table of Contents>> Value Added Processing for Urban Farmers For urban farmers whose production is limited by space or other constraints, value added…
Back to the Guide to Urban Farming Table of Contents>> What are food security and food access? Food security is the extent to which a person or family has sufficient,…
Back to the Guide to Urban Farming Table of Contents>> Marketing Regulations Urban Agricultural Legal Resource Library (https://urbanaglaw.org/) provides general information about food, agricultural, and health regulations for commercial farmers…
Back to the Guide to Urban Farming Table of Contents>> What is a CSA? Community supported agriculture (CSA) is a direct marketing relationship in which farmers sell their products directly…
Back to the Guide to Urban Farming Table of Contents>> Marketing in Urban Environments The unique characteristics of urban environments offer some urban-specific market niches, such as producing crops that…
Back to the Guide to Urban Farming Table of Contents>> Benefits of Direct Marketing The main attraction of direct marketing, compared with selling through traditional wholesale markets, is that you…
Back to the Guide to Urban Farming Table of Contents>> Price Information for Urban Farmers When finding price information, it is especially important that urban farmers check local distribution outlets…
Back to the Guide to Urban Farming Table of Contents>> Know Your Costs and Price for Profit Price is the dollar amount that you ask for sales of a product…
Back to the Guide to Urban Farming Table of Contents>> Market Analysis: What is My Target Market? A target market is a well-defined group of customers. Markets can be found…
Back to the Guide to Urban Farming Table of Contents>> Risk Management for Farmers The primary goal of risk management and insurance is to protect your assets from claims and…
