Community Development and Poverty Alleviation

    To create a flow of communication between management, vendors and shoppers. Participate in making phone calls to vendors for various purposes at request of Market Manager, participate in mailings, conduct surveys at market and post-market for shoppers, vendors and partners. May work with community partners and may help with recruiting vendors and communicating updates on policies and other pertinent SFM communications.
    This position may be called upon to help collect information from vendors to add to the weekly newsletter. May include assisting with writing email newsletter and other regular customer communications, soliciting vendor participation in promotions such as coupons, special events, etc. This position may also be asked to participate in SFM Advisory Committee meetings to take minutes of the meeting for distribution to committee members.

Friday afternoons, 3 to 7PM, May 7th to October 8th. Pre season planning March 29th through May 7th. Various:Includes non-market days; market days can be combined with Info Booth staffing, will include days when Rapid Market Assessments (ask for details) and other surveys take place Time Obligation: Varies, require minimum 1 hour per week, with some weeks requiring additional time commitment

212 Main St. 
Springfield, OR    97477

Springfield Farmers Market (SFM) exists for three primary reasons: -To provide top quality locally grown produce, fresh prepared foods, homegrown plants, and cut flowers to the public. -To provide a gathering place in Springfield for local growers to market their produce, plants and prepared foods. -To actively support the revitalization of downtown Springfield. Many opportunities are available to participate in the planning and implementation of the 2010 Springfield Farmers Market. Farmers markets put culture back into agriculture and thrive upon community investment and involvement. Our downtown Springfield office and farmers market (at 5th and Main St.) is 5 minutes from the University of Oregon via the EMX.