SERVING & GROWING
We're more than just a farmers market.
The Carbondale Community Farmers Market is a:
The Carbondale Community Farmers Market is a:
Welcoming space that served 6,000 guests during the '22-23 season
Platform for small, local business to grow and thrive. The '23-24 season will have over 40 vendors!
Community partner focused on bringing health and nutrition education to the forefront and offering healthy cooking demos and educational events that highlight our vendors' products.
Local resource for community members who are food insecure and under-served. Through our LINK Match partners and participants, over $4,000 in local, nutritious food was provided to families in the '21-22 season!
CULTIVATING COMMUNITY
Expand Food Access
A portion of sponsorship dollars will go directly to fund the Link Match and Kids Market Bucks programs, which allow lower-income shoppers to purchase healthy, locally grown produce at no cost.
Promote Your Business
Sponsors will have the opportunity to promote their own business during market hours as well as have logo placement on the market website, weekly newsletter, and in promotional materials.
Support Small Businesses
Our market features over 40 small local businesses and your support helps bolster them as an important part of an equitable food economy within our Southern Illinois community.
Strengthen Our Community
Sponsors stimulate the local economy, keeping dollars within our community, which helps sustain our local food growers to keep providing local, healthy options for our patrons.
MARKET SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
We have four tiers of sponsorship to choose from. Please email Ellen@fwsoil.org with any questions you may have. Complete Sponsorship packet can be found here.
Market Sponsor - $1,000 (3 spots available)
Table set up at 1 market during a prime date (Holiday Shopping, Seed Swap, or Plant Giveaway)
Prominent logo placement on promotional materials, including flyers, social media graphics, market t-shirt, and website
Media attention in press releases and radio ads
An article about your organization in our newsletter and on our website
Opportunity to provide outreach materials at the information table for the entire season
Harvest Sponsor - $750 (4 spots available)
Table set up at 1 market (non-prime dates)
Small logo placement on promotional materials, including flyers, social media graphics, market t-shirt, and website
Twice a month social media mentionsÂ
An article about your organization in our newsletter and on our website
Opportunity to provide outreach materials at the information table for the entire season
Heirloom Sponsor - $500 (4 spots available)
Small logo placement on flyers and social media graphics
Once a month social media mentionsÂ
Short bio and contact information on our website
Opportunity to provide outreach materials at the information table for the entire season
Day Sponsor - $250 (6 spots available)
Sponsorship of a Kids Day or Cooking Demo
Small logo placement on promotional materials for the specific event, including flyers and social media
Social media mentions for the sponsored event
Short bio and contact information on our website
Opportunity to provide outreach materials at the information table the day of the event