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Mobile Markets

Mobile Markets. Sally Dover Community Food Systems Extension Educator. Funding. What are your costs? Vehicle, including registration and plates, maintenance, fuel (the government does not pay for gas!) People Food – even if you don’t sell it… Marketing Sustainability Business plan.

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Mobile Markets

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  1. MobileMarkets Sally Dover Community Food Systems Extension Educator

  2. Funding • What are your costs? • Vehicle, including registration and plates, maintenance, fuel (the government does not pay for gas!) • People • Food – even if you don’t sell it… • Marketing • Sustainability • Business plan

  3. Regulations • State-sanctioned farmers market • Peddler’s permit • Processing in a health department-approved “commissary” kitchen • USDA FNS regulations of SNAP/ebt • Taxes

  4. Operation Logistics • Vehicle storage • Food source • Food storage • Driver (wears many hats) • Pricing, SNAP/ebt, finances • Leftover food

  5. Route • Look for need and people • Do the people you want to serve wish to buy the food you are selling in the place you are selling it and at the prices you have set? • Mutually beneficial partnerships with sites

  6. Marketing • Reach your target population • Education, recipes, and samples • SNAP/ebtand incentives

  7. Noelle Harden – 280-5253 or harde073@umn.eduSally Dover – 726-6481 or dover007@umn.edu Please contact us with questions!

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