About Us

Annual membership to the Farmers Market Coalition and all of its resources!
Annual opportunity to order free Farm Bureau market bags on a per market basis
Free phone consultation for markets seeking advice: contact Bob Shepherd for information
Networking and support: contact a board member or fellow IFMA member
Promotion of your market or business on the IFMA website and Facebook page
Eligible to vote at annual meeting (for farmers market members only)

Membership

IFMA was organized in 2002 by farmers' market managers from across Iowa. Our objectives include educating the public about the many benefits of locally grown, fresh food; promoting farmers' markets; and providing continuing education for market managers and vendors. IFMA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

Current Board Members

Chair - Jake Hawkins - Sioux City Farmer's Market, jlhawkins0@gmail.com
Vice Chair - David Ash - Fort Dodge Farmers Market, foreverthesame@yahoo.com
Treasurer - Scott DeVries - Prairie City Farmer and Maker Market, prairiecityfm@gmail.com
Secretary - Sosia Duffy - Albia Farmers Market, sosia@mnmfarms.org
Bob Shepherd - Washington Farmers Market, shep_farms02@yahoo.com
Elizabeth Weyers - Des Moines Downtown Farmers Market, eweyers@downtowndsmusa.com
Tera Ash - Fort Dodge Farmers Market, fortdodgefarmersmarket@gmail.com

Kelsey Abell - Knoxville Farmers Market, theabellbaker@gmail.com

Molly Moore - Johnston Farmers Market, mmoore@cityofjohnston.com

About Us