2022 BC Farmers' Market Hatch + Hype Vendor Survey

BCAFM is leading and launching an exciting new project, BC Farmers’ Market Hatch + Hype.

This initiative is an entrepreneurial marketing and business development strategy to better hatch, highlight, hype, and bring focus to new BC farm and food products from both existing and new vendors selling at BCAFM member farmers’ markets.

In addition, this strategy will elevate the important role of farmers’ markets as small business incubators and accelerators while growing and strengthening collaborative relationships between farmers’ markets with existing small business and economic development support networks across BC.

Please let us know how we can better support your business!

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* 1. Your Contact Info

Name

Company

City/Town

Email Address

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* 2. Which category does your business fall under?

Farmer/Primary Producer

Baker

Prepared Foods (i.e. pickles, jams, soup mixes)

Eat on Site (i.e. food truck, concession stand)

Crafter/Artisan

Beer, Wine, Other Beverages

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Which Kootenay/Columbia Basin BC Farmers' Market Member Market do you attend:

Fernie Mountain Market

Cranbrook Farmer's Market

Kimberley Farmer's Market

Agri Park Farmer's Market

Grand Forks Farmers Market

Creston Valley Farmers' Market

Kaslo Saturday Market

Nelson Farmers' Market

Revelstoke Farm and Craft Market

Revelstoke Local Food Initiative Farmers' Market

Trail’s IncrEDIBLE Farmers’ Market

Valemount Farmers’ Market

Golden Farmers' Market

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* 4. At what stage of development is your business:

Hobby: I do this for fun

Launch: I just started this year

Start Up: I have been operating for over a year

Established Business: This is my full time job

Scaling Up: I'm ready to move onto retail/brick and mortar

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* 5. Does Your Farmers' Market Business:

Supplement your income (i.e. you have multiple incomes from different sources)

Make up your total income (i.e. is your only source of income)

Prefer not to answer

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* 6. Please identify which area your business requires the most support in (click all that apply):

Start Up Funding

Business Planning

Budgeting

Pricing Your Products

Securing Supplies

Navigating Health Permits

Marketing Training

Understanding Insurance Requirements

Securing a Business Loan

Human Resources: Hiring Staff

Other (please specify)

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* 7. What are your business goals (click all that apply)?

Continuing as a hobby business (no desire to expand)

Creating reliable part time income

Transitioning this business into a full time job

Creating an online store

Retailing in local stores

Retailing nationally

Opening a bricks and mortar location

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Were you featured as a Hatch + Hype vendor in 2021?

Yes

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* 9. Will you take part in the Hatch + Hype project in 2022?

Yes, I will ask our Market Manager

No (please specify why)

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* 10. Please provide us with your feedback on what services/resources your business would most benefit from receiving!

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* 11. Sign me up to the Hatch + Hype monthly vendor e-newsletter for tips and tricks on how to help my business succeed!

Yes

If you have any questions regarding BC Farmers' Market Hatch & Hype, please contact the BCAFM at:
BC Association of Farmers Markets
Email: melissa@bcfarmersmarket.org

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