1. Farmer’s Market Locator
Nutrition Awareness &Community Involvement:
Farmer’s Market Locator
Taylor R. Szabo

2. Mission & Goals
“to help connect students with the resources they need to achieve optimal health while in school…”
Initial step towards creating healthy habits
Teach the importance of eating locally grown produce
Enhance overall well being

3. Actions To Fulfill Connect students with local farms
Engage in lucrative CSA programs
Established relationships= reinforce healthy habits
Enjoy what each season has to offer

4. How can we follow the process?

5. Designed with Convenience in mind:
Farmer’s Market
Locator App
Compiled list of markets across U.S.
Convenient & useful
Eat locally where ever you go!
Linked with smart phone’s location services
Provides hassle free directions

6. Making Healthy Choices More Convenient
All About The App
Cost: 0.99¢
Developer: iStuff
Locations/ Directions to over 6,800 farmer’s markets in the U.S.
Refined & organized by city/state
Compatible with all Smart Phones
Last updated on August 18th, 2016

7. The Resource To Our Resources:

8. Pros & Cons PROS Inexpensive Precise locations Variety
The app does not include:
No description of locations
Hours of each location
What’s in season
No indication of organic markets
No comment or review feature
PROS
Inexpensive
Precise locations
Variety
Easy to navigate

9. All the things to improve…
Add days/seasons of operation
Add the facility’s hours of each location
Add what’s in season/ stock of produce each week
List special features of each market
Add indication symbol of ‘organic’ markets
Add customer comment/review feedback feature

10. How Can This App be Beneficial Towards Our Goal?
Easy to use= more likely to be used
Connects students with ample resources
Students can maintain eating local produce where ever they are
Gives publicity to local markets
Encourages stimulation of local businesses