Downtown Farmer’s Market - TOMORROW!
The Market is coming, the market is coming!
We’ve waited a while for this project to see the light, and now you’re going to get your chance to experience it firsthand.
Starting tomorrow, and running every Saturday until October, Windsor’s Downtown Farmer’s Market will be open to the public. Visit often, as events like these just keep getting better and better every week. From their new website…
Windsor’s Downtown Residents’ Association is excited to announce the grand opening of the Downtown Windsor Farmers’ Market!
With the help of the City of Windsor and the DWBIA, the Market Committee of the Downtown Residents’ Association has organized a Farmer’s Market for each Saturday from July 4 through to Oct. 10.
Shoppers will be able to purchase fresh produce from well-known Essex County growers as well as several interesting new local producers.
The market is located in the parking lot of the old Greyhound bus station, at 40 University Avenue East, Windsor, Ontario. Click here for map.
The market committee is committed to maintaining the Downtown Windsor Farmers’ Market as a non-profit venture. Any fees charged to vendors will be used solely to cover operating costs.
The market will be open 8:00 am - 2:00 pm, every Saturday from July 6 to October 10th 2009. It’s worth getting there early for the bread and cookies that Richard Thibert bakes from the flour he mills. A WSO quartet is lined up to play at 10 a.m. for the offical ribbon cutting. Have something that you feel would be a perfect fit for the market? They are still taking vendors, so drop them a line…
We are still taking applications for vendors for Summer 2009 from:
Local farmers Local artists, crafters and artisans Downtown restaurants The Downtown Windsor Farmers’ Market is intended to showcase “home-grown” and “hand-made” products. Specifically, the market aims to attract local agricultural growers and dealers, talented artisans and crafters, specialty prepared food vendors, bakers, meat vendors and others at the discretion of the market committee.
Click here for more information and a vendor application.
So, bring down the whole family and let’s make this a success! Congrats to the Downtown Residents Association, the Downtown Windsor Business Improvement Association and the City of Windsor for banding together and making this a reality!
Tags: Bus Station, Downtown, Downtown Residents Association, DWBIA, Farmers markets
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Way to go Windsor! A market in the city core is one of many stepping stones to a sustainable city. Keep up the great work … glad to see some committed stakeholders on board with this project too!
I’m not a religious guy but I am willing to light a candle and say prayer that this works!
I think the Farmers Market idea is fabulous…. the venue is in a wonderful location, the vendors were brilliant and I am totally pumped about the attendance today. However, the cost of renting space at the Farmers Market is totally out of whack. How are our local growers and artisans alike supposed to afford the rates? If it is to make it, the prices need to be affordable. I am concerned that this idea is self sabotaged by the organizers. No one is going to come out in downpour to pay 5.00 for a loaf of bread, locally made or not. If the weather is good the people will come, the vendors will come if the rates are reasonable. Think globally and shop locally. Live the slogan. We are in the midst of a huge economic downturn, the downtown core is suffering with striking city workers populating the downtown streets more than local shoppers. I myself am always looking for free/cheap ways to entertain my bunch and a walk downtown to check out the Market is a great way to spend a sunny morning Saturday, a quick jump into MILK for a latte and we all left happy. Keep it reasonable and available and the people will show up.
Check out this article about the Chatham-Kent Farmers Market
http://chathamdailynews.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1626542
They charge 20.00 a day, if signed up for 5 or more weeks or 30.00 for individual days. Gimme a break this is the way to do it… let’s learn by this example of what works and follow it.
Marne the Market Goer
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Marne Chatham is less expensive to do buisness in period. The prices for renting stalls and for the food was very reasonable. Remember this was the frist day for the first year this is open. I am sure if it gets busier, which I am sure it will pricing can be looked at after the year is done. Did you see pricing for the smaller stalls? They are not that expensive at all!
I spent $20 for vegetables and have enough for family AND friends for a week. I thought the prices were great! Besides most farmers sold out of their food by noon! It couldn’t have been that expensive especially for locally grown food. It sure beats produce trucked from 1,000s of kms away.