at City of Gainesville Laysa Yeh City of Gainesville Local government agency that provides full range of municipalcommunity services neighborhood development local business development and recreation and parks services ID: 619593
Download Presentation The PPT/PDF document "Summer Internship" is the property of its rightful owner. Permission is granted to download and print the materials on this web site for personal, non-commercial use only, and to display it on your personal computer provided you do not modify the materials and that you retain all copyright notices contained in the materials. By downloading content from our website, you accept the terms of this agreement.
Slide1
Summer Internship at City of GainesvilleLaysa YehSlide2
City of Gainesville
Local government agency that provides full range of municipal/community services, neighborhood development, local business development, and recreation and parks services
…etc.
Division of Parks, Recreations, and Cultural Affairs
Established in
1979.Operates the Thomas Center, Bo Diddley Community Plaza, Depot Park, Downtown Festival & Art Show…Coordinates city support services/regulates and promotes events within the City of Gainesville. Slide3
The Depot Park Former train station and a wasteland. The City of Gainesville acquired the depot building in 1999, and started 19 years of planning and reconstructing. The vision of the park was to create a contemporary public green space to serve as Gainesville’s “Central Park”.
Old Gainesville Depot
Reconstruction of the Depot Park
The City and the
Construction TeamSlide4
The Depot Park Cont’d The Depot Park was open on August last year.The Depot Park office plans to set up a new farmer’s market on October. Called “The Market @ Depot Park”. Opens every Sunday from 10am – 2pm. Designed to be trendy, and a cross between Indie Flea Market and a traditional farmer’s market. Slide5
Organizational Structure of the Depot Park Office Manager -> Assistant -> Administration SupportSlide6
Internship Objective & My Responsibilities Objective: To assist the Depot Park office to conduct proposals, gauge interests, solicit vendors, organize all legal paper works and registration, and
develop any useful guides for the market.
Recruiting vendors (writing emails and making phone calls).
Creating business proposals on farmer’s market guide and policies.
Doing research on Federal Regulations and Farmer’s Market Nutrition Programs (FMNP).
Designing posters, logos, and website.Slide7
1. Recruiting Vendors Gauge the interests and know the customer base. Problems: How to convince the vendors to sell at a new market?What’s the fair fee the market should charge from the vendors?What’s the market’s growing/promotional plans?
What are the potential customers?
Findings:
New market risks. Day and times of the market might not be the best.Slide8
2. Creating Business Proposals Develop market guide, vendor policies, and FAQ.Problems: Duplicate existed rules from other farmer’s markets or make our own market rules? Findings: Hard to have a perfect plan. Slide9
3. Researching on Regulations & Federal Nutrition Programs Programs that the market is planning to participate in:SNAP/EBTWIC and Senior FMNPFlorida Organic Growers (FOG) – Fresh Access Bucks (FAB) Register the market with USDA Nutrition Programs and Farmers Market Coalition. Slide10
4. Designing Creating posters, logos, and website for future use. Slide11
Findings & RecommendationsProject side Starting a new farmer’s market might not be as difficult as you thought! The market and vendors see things differently. Administration side Should set up their own schedule and prioritize each steps. Should be more organized and effective in communication. Slide12
Skills I learned & Challenges I faced…Knowledges/Skills
How to start a farmers market
Networking
Working with a team/Brainstorming Hands-on ApproachChallenges Vendors have different points of view Coordinate my works with others
CommunicationSlide13
THANK YOU!!Any Questions?