Contribute your talents and ideas to the publishing of the market's popular e-newsletter, Buy Fresh by the Bay!

Do you love the farmers market and Des Moines community? Do you want to help spread the word about the locally-grown foods, great community atmosphere, live music, and special events that are down at the market?

Shoppers love the Market's e-newsletter, Buy Fresh by the Bay. It is sent to over 600 shoppers telling them what's fresh and happening at the market each week.  We want to continue that tradition but need the help of on-going volunteers or interns to make it happen.

Don't have time?  Consider giving a donation to the market to support us in hiring a professional contractor to do the work.

Time Commitment: Sign up to create three e-newsletters between now and the end of the market season. Each e-newsletter takes approximately five hours to gather information, produce and send.  The e-newsletter is published the Thursday before Market Day.

There are two aspects to this position which can be filled by either one person or a team of two working together.

Web Publishers  

Do you have a good visual eye? Are you computer savvy?  Grow your skills in web publishing, database management, and photo editing while helping to promote the market.

You will format photos, publish written content, and set up the sending of the e-newsletter for the weeks you commit to.  You would be responsible for having the e-newsletter ready to send by the assigned deadline.  Our web platform is Windows-friendly with training provided. All remaining work can be done at home via the internet and photo editing software which you can download for free if you don't have any.

E-Newsletter Writers

Do you visit the market regularly? Do you love to write? Do you have a knack for promotion? We welcome your creative ideas and fresh new story angles!

You would gather and prepare the e-newsletter's written content which may include in-season recipes, coverage of special events and featured musician, interviews with shoppers, vendors, and local businesses, and short educational pieces on the value of farmers markets.  All text must be kept short and punchy. 

You would gather information from the market manager, market vendors and marketing team to gather needed information and ensure written content is accurate and submitted by the assigned deadline to the market staff editor.  All writing may be done from home and submitted via email.

Interested?

Email Wendie Dyson with a little background information about yourself to:
Wendie(at)FarmingandtheEnvironment.org

The ideal person would be interested in both the writing and web publishing.