title: Growing the Field: Current Approaches to Data Collection at Farmers' Markets.
abstract: There is limited published research about the dietary impacts of farmers' markets. We sought to understand whether market managers collect data about markets and to examine the instruments and strategies used. Of the 359 market managers contacted across the United States, representing 543 markets, 185 managers participated in a telephone survey. A subset supplied copies of data collection tools for further analysis. Ninety-three percent of market managers collect data such as customer surveys, vendor applications, customer counts, or demographics. The potential utility of the data collected by mangers and suggestions for study of the dietary impacts of farmers markets are discussed.
authors.affiliation: The Food Trust, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Allison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karpyn
authors.affiliation: Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Sonia A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: The Food Trust, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Rosa V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: DaCosta
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Sika
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gasinu
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition Sciences, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Yi-Ming
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Law
keywords: data collection; dietary assessment; farmers’ markets; nutrition