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  • From: T A Patterson <greengenes AT comcast.net>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Grower Only Farmers Markets
  • Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:30:32 -0500

Allan,
I don't know about any governor's son, but Bob Pierson was responsible for
the development of many Philadelphia farmers' markets. He has a good
knowledge of both the lobbying strategy to establish a market in a community
and written standards for grower participation. I haven't talked with Bob
in several years, but I know his latest hangout is an organization called
"Farm to City."
http://www.farmtocity.org/
215-733-9599

Two other organizations involved in Phila.-area farmers markets--
http://www.whitedogcafefoundation.org/fairfood.html
http://www.thefoodtrust.org/

Finally, you may have met Paul Hauser at PASA conferences. Paul built the
West Chester growers' market, which is likely closest to the model you're
envisioning. I can send you Paul's number is you need it.
/Ted

On 1/24/07 11:44 AM, "Allan Balliett" <aballiett AT frontiernet.net> wrote:
>> Maybe you're thinking of PASA - Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable
>> Agriculture? http://www.pasafarming.org/
>>
>> Their mission statement is here:
>> http://www.pasafarming.org/AboutUs/mission.htm
>
> NOPE - It wasn't PASA, which does have a FRESH and LOCAL campaign,
> but there was antoehr group working 'more than' PASA to get the
> grower only message out. It seems to me that the man who headed that
> group was the governor's son, or someone like that.
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