USDA Farmers Market Vendor Satisfaction Survey

OMB 0581-0229

USDA’s Vendor Satisfaction Survey

1. Do you sell products at other farmers market locations besides the USDA Farmers Market?

1. Yes, answer 1a)

2. No, skip to question 2

1a) At how many other farmers market locations do you sell products?

2. Please rate the performance for this farmers market in the following categories.

	Very Dissatisfied	Dissatisfied	Neither Satisfied nor Dissatisfied	Satisfied	Very Satisfied
MARKET EXPERIENCE (LOGISTICS)
Overall market experience	○	○	○	○	○
Setup and breakdown of market and tents	○	○	○	○	○
Overall safety	○	○	○	○	○
MARKET EXPERIENCE (VENDOR PERFORMANCE)
Number of customers	○	○	○	○	○
Product sales	○	○	○	○	○
MARKET EXPERIENCE (STAFF SUPPORT AND PERFORMANCE)
Communication	○	○	○	○	○
Food safety checks	○	○	○	○	○
Market staff support	○	○	○	○	○

3. How likely are you to recommend other vendors to the USDA Farmers Market?

5 – Very Likely
4 – Likely
3 – Neutral
2 – Unlikely
1 – Very Unlikely

4. Please evaluate the 2020 vendor application process.

5 – Very Easy

4 – Easy

3 – Neither

2 – Difficult

1 – Very Difficult

5. Compared to 2019, have your sales changed?

1. Yes, answer 5a

2. No, skip to question 6

3. N/A, skip to question 6

4. Don’t know, skip to question 6

5a) How have they changed?

1. My sales increased

2. My sales stayed the same

3. My sales decreased

6. Compared to 2019, did your product mix change? (Select all that apply)

1. Yes, answer 6a

2. No, skip to 7

3. N/A

6a. How did it change? (Select all that apply)

a. Greater product variety

b. Lesser product variety

c. Larger volume of product sold

d. Smaller volume of product sold

e. Higher price for product sold

f. Lower price for product sold

g. More customers

h. Fewer customers

7. General comments and suggestions for concerns and improvements?

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