Vendor Profile
A single farmers market vendor. Metrics does not require vendor-level data to be collected in order to issue market-level Metrics reports. Instead, markets can enter aggregated data for each market day.
Vendors create profiles made up of 11 simple demographic questions* that can be managed either by the vendor or by the market Operating Organization. Once created, Vendor profiles can be shared with multiple markets. Any market-specific vendor data that is collected by an operating organization such as sales data for that market will not shared with any other market organization in Metrics.
Vendor accounts are free in Metrics
* Profiles contain data such as acres in production, business owners information (i.e.veterans, under 35, female), sustainable practices etc. The data collected aligns with the data that the USDA gathers to analyze farmers.
Operating Organization
A single market organization operating farmers markets.
Operating Organizations create market profiles, enter data, and regulate who can view their data. Operating Organizations can also host public, online directories of their farmers market profiles.
$252 per year for up to 10 market sites within a single organization. Over +10 market sites, please contact metrics@farmersmarketcoalition.org for a price.
All Operating Organizations in Metrics have access to this Guide site’s resources which includes up to date survey questions, tips for building a data collection project, all templates, recordings of past webinars, priority registration to upcoming Metrics webinars, 24/7 access to account troubleshooting through the Metrics Help Desk, and an open invitation to the Metrics Group and to the monthly Clinic calls.
Network
A Network is any entity that wants to facilitate data collection and sharing among a group of farmers markets but does not operate markets themselves. Networks include research partners, program coordinators, municipalities, and farmers market associations.
*All data sharing work is dependent on the network having current agreements with their participating markets, including the data each market is willing to share at the network report level.
Add Additional Services
Every market has different needs for training and support. Strengthen your project
with the options below, or contact us for a custom engagement.
Add Additional Services when you are purchasing your Metrics subscription through the FMC Store.
Technical Assistance Package - Networks
Ten consulting hours with FMC staff on any of the following topics:
Data Collection 101
Building Network Capacity
Identifying Potential Network Participants
Reporting and Communicating Data
Working with Influencers
Metrics for Grant Proposals
Assistance with Grant Analysis
$300 for 10 hours
Technical Assistance Package - Markets
Ten consulting hours with FMC staff on any of the following topics:
Data Collection 101
Reporting and Communicating Data
Working with Influencers
Metrics for Grant Proposals
Assistance with Grant Analysis
$300 for 10 hours
Custom Webinars
$250 per webinar
Tableau Integration
Operating Organizations who want Tableau’s powerful data visualizations can add it on. Access five standard reporting dashboards, and work with FMC staff to create two custom options specific to your goals.
$700 annually
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