Public Markets

Sponsors

Project for Public Spaces (PPS) | Conference Organizer
Project for Public Spaces, Inc. is a nonprofit technical assistance, research, and educational organization. PPS' Public Market Program aims to foster innovation and new models for public markets that are economically sustainable while maximizing their benefits on their communities, and contributing to the creation of the public places that attract a broad diversity of people. For the past three years, with the support of the Ford and W. K. Kellogg Foundations, PPS has funded projects with 40 farmers markets, market networks and state farmers market associations in over 20 states. These innovative grantee projects will be highlighted at the conference.

Conference Co-Hosts
• CUESA (Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture), sponsor of the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market
• The Ferry Building Marketplace

Lead Sponsors
• USDA – Agriculture Marketing Service

• CUESA

• The Ferry Building Marketplace

Official Sponsors
• General Services Administration

• Kaiser Permanente

• Napa Valley Vintners

• San Francisco Waterfront Partners, LLC

Major Conference Supporters
• American Farmland Trust
• Jack London Market
• Marin Farmers Market Association

Conference Supporters
• Farmers Market Coalition
• Heifer International
• Oxbow Public Market
• San Francisco Wholesale Produce Market

Organizational Partners
• American Farmland Trust
• Farmers Market Coalition
• National Main Street Center
• National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Partners for Livable Communities
• Slow Food USA
• Wallace Center/Winrock International
• World Union of Wholesale Markets

Conference Participants
Participating in the conference will be a broad mix of market managers, downtown planners, grassroots organizers, local food advocates, transportation experts, health care professionals, and educators from around the world.

Host Committee
The following representatives from Bay Area organizations have generously agreed to guide our conference planning:

• The Port of San Francisco
• Roots of Change Foundation
• Alemany Farmers Market
• SAGE Center
• Marin Farmers Market Association
• California Farmers Market Association
• San Francisco Wholesale Produce Market
• San Francisco Flower Mart
• Oxbow Public Market
• The Unity Council
• UC Davis, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
• Jack London Market
• Heart of the City Market
• Prevention Institute