{"id":489,"date":"2021-10-25T20:45:42","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T00:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/newfarmer\/?page_id=489"},"modified":"2023-09-01T10:47:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T14:47:56","slug":"promotion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/newfarmer\/marketing\/promotion\/","title":{"rendered":"Promotion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This section provides information on the multiple considerations in setting prices for your products. You&#8217;ll find tools and links to publications and webinar recordings that explain how to calculate your own production costs and use that information in your pricing decisions. You&#8217;ll also find links to wholesale market reports and other organizations with marketing expertise.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"accordionButtonBar wp-block-heading\">Fact Sheets<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/newfarmer\/marketing\/marketing_resources\/FarmersMarketDisplay.pdf\"><strong>The Art &amp; Science of Farmers&#8217; Market Display (PDF):<\/strong><\/a> This fact sheet explains how to create displays that show off your products, draw in customers and help to increase sales.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/UVM-Extension-Cultivating-Healthy-Communities\/SellingAtFarmersMarkets2010.pdf\"><strong>Guide to Selling at Farmers&#8217; Markets (PDF):<\/strong> <\/a>Published by Growing for Market, this comprehensive guide covers all aspects of direct market sales at farmers&#8217; markets, including tips on both design and desplay, merchandising and product sampling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"accordionButtonBar wp-block-heading\">Guidebooks<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sare.org\/resources\/building-a-sustainable-business\/\"><strong>Building a Sustainable Business: A Guide to Developing a Business Plan for Farms and Rural Businesses\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a> MISA, 2012. Planning Task # 4 includes an 83 page guide that includes\u00a0 comprehensive fill-in worksheets to develop a marketing plan. Available in English and Spanish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"accordionButtonBar wp-block-heading\">Websites<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtfarmtoplate.com\/features\/rooted-in-vermont#.Xz0cNuhKiUl\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.vtfarmtoplate.com\/features\/rooted-in-vermont#.Xz0cNuhKiUl\">Rooted in Vermont<\/a><\/strong> is an initiative to increase consumer demand for local food.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/extension\/vtagritourism\/agritourism-guides\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/extension\/vtagritourism\/agritourism-guides\"><strong>Vermont Agritourism Collaborative<\/strong><\/a> website hosts a print and video resources to help farmers develop and grow successful agritourism businesses. 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