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  • From: "Micheal J. Mc Evoy" <chewy AT stbrigidsgatefarm.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Farmers' Market NonProfit Statis
  • Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 10:27:39 -0600

TxBeeFarmer writes:
> More details? Yes, please do.
>
> Thanks
> TxBeeFarmer
> Mark (West Texas - Zone 7b)
>
> On 2/5/2006 12:44:58 PM, jbd3 AT direcway.com wrote:
> > The Franklin Farmers' Market in Franklin, TN is a Tennessee
> > Non-Profit Corporation. Since I'm on the board, I should be more
> > knowledgeable about how and why we got our non-profit status,
> > but I'm not. Someone else on the board and our lawyer dealt with
> > the IRS, so I'm limited on what I can tell you. In our Charter,
> > it says our purpose is:
> > "to better conditions of those engaged in agriculture and
> > horticulture by providing a venue of marketing & promoting
> > agricultural interest by providing home grown products to the
> > local consumer."
> > As to why we did this, I believe the primary reason was to
> > enable fundraising. If you would like more details, I could check with
> > the president of our board.
> >
> > John Drury
> > Fresh Harvest Co-op
> > Bon Aqua, TN 37025
> > jbd3 AT direcway.com


Mark,
You may also want to check with Pamela, who runs the Sunset Valley
Farmer's market in Austin. She started the market a number of years
ago as teh West Lake Farmer's Market and moved to a new location as
the market grew.

http://www.sunsetvalleyfarmersmarket.org

This is the market that I sell at, and it is going real well.

Micheal
--
Micheal McEvoy St. Brigid's Gate Farm
chewy AT StBrigidsGateFarm.com Mahomet, Texas

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