WANTED: Market Vendors!

The Broadway, Coit Road, Downtown Cleveland, Gateway 105, Gordon Square, Kamm's Corners, Lakewood, Tremont and WOW farmers' markets are seeking vendors for the 2012 outdoor market season! Details and application information.

Each of these markets provides a neighborhood based hub of activity and gathering place for residents and visitors to enjoy entertainment, wellness outreach and of course, vendors' tasty local food offerings! These farmers' markets are an excellent venue for starting or growing your local food business. 

Vendors enjoy the benefit of a 9-market strong Growhio collaboration, which includes joint programming, marketing and promotion including:

• Distinguished market presence on Growhio.org (visited by 500 unique 
• visitors/month)
• Market billboard advertisements (9 ads reaching 3 million people)
• Growhio e-newsletters and blog posts (500 subscribers)
• Growhio social media blasts (800 followers)
• Promotion at numerous strategic events (thousands of attendees)
• Opportunity to participate in Growhio events
• Market inclusion in the Growhio Local Food Guide 
• Start-up produce, honey and maple syrup vendor assistance program
• Educational outreach

Apply today!

ODA Specialty Crop Grant - Graphic Design

In addition to the promotional video discussed in the previous post, Growhio's Ohio Department of Agriculture specialty crop grant covers the graphic design and production of promotional materials for the marketing campaign, educational program, and new vendor start-up program--such as RTA bus ads, postcards, and signage. Growhio will be issuing an RFP in early December soliciting proposals from graphic design professionals to design these pieces. If you or any designers you know are interested in submitting a proposal, please send the contact name and email address to gforte@growhio.org to be added to the distribution list.