Comments on: Starting a Community Farmers Market http://cookingupastory.com/starting-a-community-farmers-market An online television show about people, food, and sustainable living Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:10:52 +0000 hourly 1 By: Sharon http://cookingupastory.com/starting-a-community-farmers-market/comment-page-1#comment-41078 Sharon Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:44:18 +0000 http://cookingupastory.com/show/starting-a-community-farmers-market/#comment-41078 This is absolutely great! And I think your strategy of getting all those beach-bound cars to stop in town for the farmer's market (or come to town on market days during their beach trips), is going to be a huge success. I seem to recall another near-beach farmer doing this with great success. The farm set up their roadside stand and they not only had people stop on their way to the beach but also come over during their stays to get fresh food, or pick-your-own. This is absolutely great! And I think your strategy of getting all those beach-bound cars to stop in town for the farmer’s market (or come to town on market days during their beach trips), is going to be a huge success. I seem to recall another near-beach farmer doing this with great success. The farm set up their roadside stand and they not only had people stop on their way to the beach but also come over during their stays to get fresh food, or pick-your-own.

]]> By: Pamela Price http://cookingupastory.com/starting-a-community-farmers-market/comment-page-1#comment-41074 Pamela Price Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:04:18 +0000 http://cookingupastory.com/show/starting-a-community-farmers-market/#comment-41074 Oh, wait! I forgot... I did write a bit about the politician last year on my blog. I'm getting old...totally forgot that I'd gone into as much about him in a post: http://www.redwhiteandgrewblog.com/2008/05/little-texas-market-that-could.html Oh, wait! I forgot… I did write a bit about the politician last year on my blog. I’m getting old…totally forgot that I’d gone into as much about him in a post:
http://www.redwhiteandgrewblog.com/2008/05/little-texas-market-that-could.html

]]> By: Pamela Price http://cookingupastory.com/starting-a-community-farmers-market/comment-page-1#comment-41073 Pamela Price Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:58:17 +0000 http://cookingupastory.com/show/starting-a-community-farmers-market/#comment-41073 What a great idea for a series. And good on you, Heather, for taking the initiative! I just wrote an article for the local paper about our farmers market in Texas. It was founded by a political candidate who swore that even if he lost the election, he'd spearhead the creation of a new market. He lost... and he did it, just as promised. Last year, I dropped in on an old haunt of mine, the Redstick Farmers Market in Baton Rouge which was started with nothing years ago. You can see from the pics that I made last summer that it's blossomed: http://www.redwhiteandgrewblog.com/2008/06/photo-essay-redstick-farmers-market.html What a great idea for a series. And good on you, Heather, for taking the initiative!

I just wrote an article for the local paper about our farmers market in Texas. It was founded by a political candidate who swore that even if he lost the election, he’d spearhead the creation of a new market. He lost… and he did it, just as promised.

Last year, I dropped in on an old haunt of mine, the Redstick Farmers Market in Baton Rouge which was started with nothing years ago. You can see from the pics that I made last summer that it’s blossomed:
http://www.redwhiteandgrewblog.com/2008/06/photo-essay-redstick-farmers-market.html

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