Iowa Farmers Market Manager Toolkit

Handbook Acknowledgements

This handbook has been developed with the generous involvement of market managers from across the state. We want to thank the following managers, as well as extension, non-profit, and government agency staff, who participated in interviews and shared information. (Back to Handbook.)

Farmers Markets

DaQuan Campbell
Waterloo Urban Farmers Market

Tammy Neumann
Iowa City Farmers Market

Nellie & Stephen Kaus
Waverly Farmers Market

Andie Donnan & Danielle Stowell
Millwork Night Market

Steve McCargar
Decorah Farmers Market

Jenn Draper
Cedar Rapids Downtown Farmers Market

Kelly Foss
Des Moines Downtown Farmers Market

Alice Linhart
Swisher Farmers Market

Julie Madden

Akron Farmers Market

Tami Schlamp
Uptown Marion Farmers Market

Dawn Ewoldt
Hiawatha Farmers Market

Eileen Schmidt
Urbana Farmers Market

Lojean Peterson
Ames Main Street Farmers Market

Alexi Groumoutis
Creston Farmers Market

Kendra Vincent
Grinnell Farmers Market

Bob Shepherd
Washington Farmers Market

Jodie Huegerich
College Hill Farmers Market

Matt Hibbard
Coralville Farmers Market

Jennifer DeFosse
Muscatine Farmers Market

Lorrie Beaman
Freight House Farmers Market

Julie Grunklee
Grundy County Farmers Market and Cedar Falls Main Street Farmers Market

Nikki Decker
Le Mars Farmers Market

Jane Gasperi
Beaverdale Farmers Market

Brigham Hoegh
Atlantic Farmers Market

Jay Moore
Marion Farmers Market

Robin McClelland
North Iowa Farmers Market and Clear Lake Farmers Market

Andrea Vaage
LSI Global Greens Farmers Market

Sarah Blunt
Independence Farmers Market

Angie Jager
Rock Rapids Farmers Market

Greg Ruth
Montrose Farmers Market

Jo Lynn Pike
Dubuque Farmers Market

Contributors

USDA-AMS Marketing Services Division

History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa by John H. Keatley, OL Baskin, & Co.

History of Dubuque County Iowa by Franklin T. Oldt and P.J. Quigley

Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship

The many market vendors who provided insight

Dawn Henderson
Horticulture Program Coordinator at Lyon County ISU Extension (Rock Rapids)

Minnesota Extension

Scott Swenson
SBDC Regional Director

Center for Agriculture & Food Systems

Mark Wall
Farmers Market Channel

Larry Spilker
Campbell Risk Management

Shelly Campo
University of Iowa, Professor of Communications

Donna Warhover
Morning Glory Farm

Aryn McLaren
Double Up Food Bucks Coordinator for Iowa’s Healthiest State Initiative

SproutSocial

Josie Rozum
Dan & Debbie’s Creamery

Darlene Wolnik
Training and Technical Assistance Director at Farmers Market Coalition

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Oregon State University

Dr. Don Dillman

National Farmers Market Coalition

Iowa Valley Regional Farmers Market Association

Northeast Iowa Regional Farmers Market Association

Iowa Farmers Market Association

Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance

Photo Credits

Steve McCargar

Des Moines Public Library Special Collections Department

Encyclopedia Dubuque, Courtesy of Randy Lyon

Nellie Kaus

Gigantic Design Co.

Julie Madden

Flawless Photography

Dawn Henderson
Horticulture Program Coordinator at Lyon County ISU Extension (Rock Rapids)

Grinnell Farmers Market

Freight House Farmers Market

Waterloo Urban Farmers Market

Wild Soul Weddings Photography

Nikki Decker

College Hill Farmers Market

Andrea Vaage

Dubuque Farmers Market

PJ Pasturczak Photography

Washington Farmers Market

Muscatine Farmers Market

Beaverdale Farmers Market

Dubuque Farmers Market

Leah Rozendaal
Leah Rose Productions

Cedar Rapids Downtown Farmers Market

North Iowa Farmers Market

Sarah Blunt

Johnsons Creative

Mississippi Pearl Photography

Little Village

Northeast Iowa RC&D

Iowa Valley RC&D