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  • From: Patrick Mulkey <Mulkey AT TUNL.TUNL.DUKE.EDU>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: Farmers Market Organization
  • Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 10:58:31 -0500


Willie,
We operate very much the same way as you do. I am entering my 13th year, the
market is about to begin its 23rd year. We have a 7 member board which are
elected to 2 year terms. This year we will elect 4 members and 3 next year.
I have served on the board for 7 years am completing my 3rd and final year
as President before that I was treasurer for 4 years.
We do not allow any re-selling of items. If you produce it you can sell it.
We limit our craft and bake goods folks to no more than 15 of the 80 spaces
available. Please visit our website carrborofarmersmarket.com another site
that has good info including rules for markets is marketfarm.homestead.com.
Patrick

----- Original Message -----
From: <mckemie AT inetport.com>
To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 10:13 AM
Subject: [market-farming] Farmers Market Organization


> I certainly find this farmers market discussion enlightening,
> interesting, educational, etc!
>
> The farmers markets with which I am associated are almost exclusively
> operated/sponsored by the members of an associated which is made up of
> sellers at the market. The members of these associations have an
> annual meeting at which are elected officers and these
> officers/directors are responsible for the market's operation,
> including appointing a manager. The managers generally see to the
> on-site operation of the market: allocating stall spaces, collecting
> stall fees, minor rule enforecement, and bringing major problems to the
> attention of the officers. The managers are generally paid a token
> amount, while officers serve without pay. This type of organization
> gives the farmer participants a chance to control their destiny, not
> a certainty but a chance,. Our most pressing problem is finding people
> to do effective market promotion. I fully appreciate the advantages of
> having a "sugar daddy" to sponsor markets!
>
> You Oregon guys are very fortunate to have CUSTOMERs willing to get
> involved in the operation of markets! Though I fear that having
> farmers play a minority role in market management will lead to trouble.
> I believe that your non-farmer directors will be more easily bamboozled
> by dishonest sellers than farmers would.
>
> I was suprised to learn that Del's market is only three years old.
> While ALL market stories interest me, I am especially interested in
> hearing about markets that have a long history. My perception is that
> it takes quite a few years for a market to stablize, mainly to deal with
> the re-selling issue. It is my perception that few market organizers
> fully appreciate the re-selling problem in the early years of a market.
>
> Who else has a farmers market tale to tell? Especially of old farmers
> markets.
>
> --
> Onward! Through the Fog!
> Willie
> http://austinfarm.org/homegrown
>
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