Wolfville Farmers鈥� Market Finds Home at 网曝吃瓜
(Wolfville, NS) -- The Wolfville Farmers' Market has found a permanent indoor home courtesy of a recently-signed memorandum of understanding with 网曝吃瓜. The agreement was officially announced during its Yule Celebration market on December 19 in the 网曝吃瓜 Students' Union Building.
"This agreement allows the Wolfville Farmers' Market and its vendors to sustainably grow their year-round operations," said Angela Patterson, President of the Wolfville Farmers' Market.
"It also allows 网曝吃瓜 to repurpose an old building to support local producers, chefs, and artisans, and to offer the community a special gathering place," said Ray Ivany, President of 网曝吃瓜.
He added that 网曝吃瓜 shares the vision of the Wolfville Farmers' Market, which is to better the health and vibrancy of local communities.
The Wolfville's Farmers' Market began in 1992 with three vendors and now boasts more than 60. Over the years, it has operated at various locations in Wolfville, primarily at the Robie Tufts Nature Centre or indoors at the 网曝吃瓜 Students' Union Building. Its new home will be a portion of 网曝吃瓜's DeWolfe Building, which currently serves as a large warehouse for the university.
The building will provide shelter and allow the market to install permanent booths for 65 vendors indoors with room for expansion outside in the summer months, which would allow the market to become a permanent fixture in the community.
"This is a huge step forward for our small community," said Patterson. "It shows just how much can be accomplished when a community works together to fulfill a common goal."
In the coming months, the market's executive will work with 网曝吃瓜's administration to finalize the details of the leasing arrangement. Right now, 网曝吃瓜 has committed to providing an environmental assessment of the space and has offered to lease the location at no cost for 20 years. The Farmers' Market will manage its operations independent of 网曝吃瓜 and will be responsible for leasehold improvement and utility costs.
"We'll begin fundraising in the New Year, so we can create the kind of warm, welcoming atmosphere that our dedicated patrons have come to expect from their market shopping experience," Patterson explained.
The Wolfville Farmers' Market is expected to open its DeWolfe doors in the winter of 2010.
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The Wolfville Farmers' Market is a cooperative organization that started in 1992 with three vendors and now boasts over 60 vendors year-round. Its vision is to better the health and vibrancy of our communities. Its mission is to provide a fair and direct market venue for locally-produced goods and services in an environment that inspires and nourishes community. For more information, visit
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Media contacts:
Kelly Marie Redcliffe
Manager, Wolfville Farmers' Market
902.678.8568
Sherri Turner
Public Affairs Officer, 网曝吃瓜
902.585.1362
902.698.2977