Table 1.

Establishing Face Validity for Farmers’ Market Audit Tool (F-MAT): Changes made to the F-MAT after expert review.

Item	Change	Reason for change
F-MAT Instructions	Further defined farmers’ market inclusion criteria	Provide raters with more information to define farmers’ market
F-MAT Instructions and Tool	Match order of instructions with tool	Ease of completing tool
F-MAT Geographic Information	Include information about location of farmers market in respect to other community locations	Provide context for understanding who the market serves and how it increases food access
F-MAT Tool Food Item Production Methods	Tool does not specify production methods (e.g., organic versus non-organic) among produce, cheeses, or grains	Lack of production method labeling on all farmers’ market products
F-MAT Tool Price	Tool does not specify price for food items	Lack of price labeling on all farmers’ market products
F-MAT Tool Bread/Grain Products	Tool does not specify grain products other than Plain Bread, Sweet Bread, or Plain – 100% Whole Wheat/Grain Bread	Exclusion of ‘Other whole grain products’ to decrease variability across rater’s knowledge of whole grain
F-MAT Tool Samples	Include number of vendors offering samples	Individuals frequently offer free samples of processed and fresh foods