We are a project of the House of friendship in the Plateau Mont- Royal, which is a non-for profit community organization. We are organizing two weekly farmer's markets, one on Thursday evenings in the Mile End and one on Sunday mornings in the Plateau Mont Royal. Our mission is to give access to fresh local  food from small family farms to the residents in the city/neighbourhood.

Research description:

We would like to know from the vendors as well as from clients perceive our farmer's markets: Here a few goals for the survey:

-          To find out the most effective publicity strategies for our market (how 

            can we reach people best)

-          To help us to improve our service to clients and vendors

Students can get hands on experience, practicing their survey and evaluation skills. Our projects are meaningful and real and offer a great opportunity of citizenship implication. The research is manageable and as organizers we are there to assist with the research.

Type of final product desired: Evaluation report and marketing plan (recommendations) for next year (2011)

Please estimate the length of final product:

2 pages

Is this project urgent, short term or long term?

Urgent

Will this research request no longer be applicable after a certain date?

Yes after the market season is over (17th of October)

How many hours per week should the student researcher expect to work on the project? Also, if applicable, how many weeks in total would be required of the researcher to complete the project?

1o hours per week

4 weeks

Education/language(s)/skills required from or preferable in student:

Bilingual: English/ French

Can more than one student work on this project simultaneously?

Yes

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