Herefordshire Farmers’ Market Group has been taking advantage of a scheme offered through the Plunkett Foundation’s Making Local Food Work programme which facilitates the sharing of expertise and experience to enhance its performance.
It was noticed that Taunton Farmers’ Market, which takes place on Thursdays, returned more than twice as much value as the Hereford Thursday and Saturday markets combined during a presentation of its Retail HealthCheck TM results. The similarities of the two markets suggested that Taunton Farmers’ Market could share useful experiences and practices with Herefordshire, so the Making Local Food Work Skillshare project stepped in to fund a facilitated visit by 11 members of Herefordshire Farmers’ Market to see Taunton in operation and to talk to key people within the organisation, gaining invaluable insight into how to improve their performance.
Skillshare visits are available to Farmers’ Markets, Country Markets, Food Co-ops, Community shops, Distribution and Supply enterprises and Community Supported Agriculture groups. More information can be found at:
http://www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/about/es/smes/skillshare-mentees.cfm