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  • From: "Tradingpost" <tradingpost AT gilanet.com>
  • To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] get a rope/ was Market Legal Problems -- Assistance Requested
  • Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 16:15:31 -0600


In case the AZ crazies are snooping here, that was a joke about "get a rope".
Do it legally.

paul AT largocreekfarms.com
http://medicinehill.net

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On 10/29/2004 at 3:42 PM Tradingpost wrote:

>A permit to assemble on private land? No Arizona statute stipulating that
>we're free and clear to do what we want?
>
>Anybody else think this is absurd? Since when is everything against the
>law that's not specifically permitted? Has Arizona gone communist? Do
>churches need an assembly permit? How about yard sales?
>
>Get a lawyer. Accuse them of communist ideas, see how they react. Better
>yet, get a rope.
>
>paul AT largocreekfarms.com
>http://medicinehill.net
>
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>On 10/29/2004 at 4:54 PM cheselka AT theriver.com wrote:
>
>>Hello Everyone. Wow has it been a great 10 months!
>>
>>Our little Farmers' Market has been up and running for several weeks now
>>and it's been going really really really great. However, the county has
>>gotten wind of us (as a result of a "troublemaker") and is now wanting us
>>to obtain a "Special Events Permit" so we can continue to run the market
>>where we are.
>>
>>Here's the details: We're running the market on private land located in
>>the county. The county powers-that-be admit that they don't have a
>>category for us, but are requiring us to have a permit to assemble local
>>farmers at this location to sell their fruits and veggies (we're a
>>"producers only" market). The attorneys who work for the county seem to
>>agree with this since there is no Arizona statute stipulating that we're
>>free and clear to do what we want. It's the fact that we're an
>>organization (the San Pedro Valley Farmers' Market) on county land doing
>>commerce -- or allowing commerce to happen -- that has them all bent out
>of
>>shape.
>>
>>So my question is this: has anyone else experienced similar trouble and
>>what did you do about it? Also, if anyone has any suggestions as to what
>>to do next, I'm all ears. Feel free to ask more questions if I haven't
>>been clear enough on certain points. I've cc-ed out market manager on
>this
>>email just in case you want to talk to her instead.
>>
>>Thanks, y'all! Happy growin'!
>>
>>Matt Cheselka
>>Cosmic Lettuce
>>
>
>
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