Looking to be part of the Farmers’ Market partnership in 2025?
Farmers’ Markets Ontario (FMO) is the provincially recognized organization representing over 180 markets throughout Ontario. In 2019, 4-H Ontario began exploring ways to increase community involvement and connection, and we moved forward by partnering with FMO to give youth a unique opportunity to connect with their food, farmers and communities across the province. There are so many exciting and engaging ways to work with your local market this summer!
Partnership Ideas:
Brainstorm with your club or market to see what an FMO partnership could look like in your area!
Resources:
In partnership with Farmers’ Markets Ontario, 4-H Ontario has developed a toolkit as a resource to connect local 4-H clubs and farmers’ markets. The toolkit provides resources for 4-H clubs, market managers, boards and municipalities on how to connect with a market, requirements for participation and ideas for your involvement in a market. It also includes fee subsidy programs and other valuable resources.
Wondering if a market near you is part of Farmers’ Markets Ontario? Visit the FMO website and use their ‘Find a Market‘ tool to find out today!
Visit the interest form to get started! 4-H Ontario will provide you with a tent for the market and will assist you in obtaining marketing materials and other resources you may need.
Questions? Reach out to 4-H Ontario’s Communications Manager, via email at communications@4-hontario.ca.
This program is supported by Farmers’ Markets Ontario.
4-H Ontario recognizes the importance of promoting 4-H in our local communities and the role 4-H associations play in connecting with new youth and volunteers. 4-H Ontario has created a marketing toolkit to support associations with marketing efforts in their areas. The toolkit is divided into the following sections:
If you have any questions about the marketing toolkit content or if there are other marketing topics you would like to learn about, please email communications@4-hontario.ca.
We understand that volunteer strategies can vary across the province. In the fall of 2024, each association received a Volunteer Recruitment and Retention Kit, and we’re leaving it up to our volunteers to decide how best to use the items included.
As an organization, we want to give you the flexibility and opportunity to use these materials in the way that best suits your needs. If you have any questions about how to make the most of the kit, please contact Faith at FaithK@4-hontario.ca.
Each recruitment and retention kit includes:
Sensory Support Kit
- Tactile and sensory items can be comforting to an autistic individual. They support an individual’s efforts to self-regulate and remain calm in an emotional or stressful situation. This kit will help you be ready to support your autistic and neurodivergent guests or clients.
Flash Drive (With Following Resources) (These resources will be available on our Learning Management System in the near future)
- Volunteer Recruitment and Retention Tool Kit
- Mental Health Digital Library
- Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Digital Library
- Fundraising Tool Kit
- Branding Guidelines
Various promotional items (Items may vary)
- Stress balls
- Postcards
- Gator Clips
- Pens
- Post-It’s
4-H Association Canva
Canva is an online program that allows people to create graphics and templates on the fly through a desktop or mobile phone. 4-H Ontario has a team account that associations can use to create 4-H branded promotional graphics and flyers to support their association.
How do I access Canva?
Please complete the form below to be granted access to 4-H Ontario’s Canva account. Upon two business days of the form submission, you will receive an email from Canva to join the 4-H Ontario team. From there you will be able to access 4-H branded templates that you can use for social media posts, posters or other promotions.
You can find an introduction to using Canva for your 4-H association on YouTube, here. You can also download the presentation deck here (includes additional tutorials and information on using Canva).
If you have any questions, please contact Coordinator, Digital Program and Design at digitalprogram@4-hontario.ca.
Promotional Materials Request Form
As of September 1, 2022, all requests for promotional materials are to be made through the following request form below. Here are a few things to note about the new request form and associated process:
- Promotional materials can only be requested through the form below.
- Promotional materials will only be shipped on a bimonthly basis on the 1st and the 15th of the month. If the 1st or the 15th of the month lands on a weekend, the promotional materials will be shipped on the next business day. Items requested between the 1st to the 14th of the month will be shipped on the 15th. Items requested between the 15th to 31st will be shipped on the 1st of the following month. Items are shipped via Purolator and will arrive 1-3 business days from the shipment date. Please plan accordingly to your event.
- We encourage 4-H Associations to plan ahead. If you are planning multiple events over a few month period, please request enough promotional materials for all the events. This helps to reduce shipping costs.
- Available promotional items will be updated in the form on a regular basis. Please note, some items may not be available at all times of the year.
- Sharing is caring. We have limited stock of promotional items and you may not receive the full number of items to ensure all 4-H associations have an opportunity to access items.
We thank you for promoting 4-H within your community and appreciate your willingness to plan ahead. If you have any questions or concerns with your request, please reach out to at office@4-hontario.ca.