Care about local food and community? Help out with the farmers market!

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Join us at the farmers market on Sundays! Whether you have 10 minutes or 2 hours, once in a blue moon or every week, there's a way you can contribute.

Volunteers help with the following:

Set Up/Tear Down
Set up 9-10 am; Tear down 2-2:45 pm
Each market day we set up and tear down the customer seating area, info booth, and any special events. Come join the friendly team who does this behind-the-scenes work! (Note that this position does include some lifting.)

Vendor Support
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
This position offers any needed assistance to vendors such as a bathroom break or water bottle refill. (Walking around for an hour talking to vendors and customers? Sounds like a good time to me!)

Info Booth
10 am - 12 pm; 12 pm - 2pm
Be the face of the market! Info booth assistants staff the info booth alongside a staff member, answering customer questions, selling merchandise, and generally helping out as needed. Are you new to MFM or to volunteering with us? This is a perfect opportunity for you to learn and get acquainted with the market!

Customer Counts
15 minute shifts: :20-:35 each hour during market
Each hour for 10 minutes we count the number of customers who enter the market. This gives us an estimate for the number of customers who attended the market each day allowing us to track attendance and view market trends. These are 15-minute shifts - great if you have just a small amount of time to volunteer before or after you shop for the day!

Instagram
Do you enjoy taking pictures of the world around you? Put your smartphone to good use and share your Instagram skills by taking over the official MFM instagram account! Post beautiful, informative, creative photos depicting the market. These can be pictures of vendors, staff, programs, events, or even what goes on behind the scenes. Let’s share the heart of the market with the world!

Photography
Photographers help us by providing a wealth of high-quality photos to use in our marketing materials. If you enjoy taking pictures and have your own camera, this is perfect for you!

Content Writing
Our website and weekly e-news are seen by hundreds of people each week, and writing for them is a great way to get involved at the market! Do you have any favorite market items you’d like to write about? Want to research and write an article about a topic that relates to the market? Support the vision of the market with your creative ideas and writing skills and volunteer as a content writer for the market this season!