Mission
BY LEARNING, SHARING AND GROWING, MARKETUMBRELLA.ORG (MUO) CULTIVATES COMMUNITY MARKETS THAT UTILIZE LOCAL RESOURCES TO BOLSTER AUTHENTIC LOCAL TRADITIONS. MUO BELIEVES THAT AMBITIOUS SOCIAL, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL AND FINANCIAL GOALS ARE ACHIEVED IF TRUST AND RESPECT ARE PRESENT. MUO'S PROGRAMS INVOLVE ASSISTING OTHER MARKETS TO MEASURE THEIR OWN ECONOMIC IMPACT USING THEIR OWN DEVELOPED TOOLS, HOSTING WORKSHOPS IN DEVELOPING FUNDING STRATEGIES AND BEST PRACTICES, AND LAUNCHING AND CONDUCTING A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS THAT TARGET SPECIFIC AGRICULTURALLY BASED ENTERPRISES. MUO SERVES BOTH RESEARCH AND PRACTITIONER BY TESTING THEORIES ABOUT PUBLIC MARKETS VIA THE OPERATION OF ITS LONGEST RUNNING PROGRAM, THE CRESCENT CITY FARMERS MARKET.