Is Your State MarketReady?

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Did you know MarketReady has traveled to other states for programming? In the past decade, our MarketReady Team has traveled to nineteen states across the United States to deliver MarketReady programming!

To the right, you'll find a map showing all the states we have visited. If your state is colored in but you want us to revisit with you, please email Savannah Columbia to schedule a site visit.

Our Train the Trainer Program is a two-day commitment. It includes one day of training for potential MarketReady Program facilitators and a replication of our MarketReady Program (for your state) on day two. Trainers are provided with a binder full of educational material to prepare them to facilitate MarketReady Programming.

Check out some of our 2024 visits below!

Purdue University Extension visit in December 2024

Purdue Extension trainees, along with Savannah Columbia and Dr. Timothy Woods are pictured with MarketReady Producer Training binders

Four Purdue Extension Technical Assistance Providers Trained

Dr. Timothy Woods and Savannah Columbia trained four Purdue Extension Technical Assistance Providers on leading and facilitating MarketReady Programming throughout Indiana during their two-day program in Danville and Franklin, Indiana.

This images features MarketReady Producer Program attendees in Franklin, Indiana.

Indiana MarketReady Program Participants

Dr. Timothy Woods and Savannah Columbia educated twenty-nine growers and producers through the MarketReady Producer Training Program on Day Two of their two-day program in Danville and Franklin, Indiana. These growers and producers included fruit and vegetable growers, pasture-raised and freezer meat producers, and a variety of value-added producers.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln visit in February 2024

University of Nebraska-Lincoln MarketReady Participants

Dr. Timothy Woods and Savannah Columbia trained nine future MarketReady Program trainers and seven local food producers across two days of learning in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Nebraska Innovation Campus, Food Innovation Center

Our two-day training was hosted at the University's Food Innovation Center on their Innovation Campus. Their Innovation Center was very cool to tour and a great place for learning!

Open Harvest Co-op Grocery

We had a chance to visit Open Harvest Co-op Grocery while in Nebraska. It is very similar to GoodFoods Co-op in Lexington. Seeing all the local food products in their store was great!