Archive for January, 2010
First Post
Welcome to everyone who is interested in the Farmer’s Market Pavillion.
Pavilion Voice
Your Pavilion Voice
Jan 18, 2009
The Columbia Farmers’ Market Pavilion Newsletter
Presented by
Sustainable Farms and Communities, Inc.
Today’s Quote: Real Health Care
It’s bizarre that the produce manager is more important to my children’s health than the pediatrician. ~Meryl Streep
Welcome…
To the bi-monthly newsletter from SF&C and your Farmers’ Market Pavilion and Education Center. This communication will help keep you up to date on events, news and activities surrounding the Pavilion Project and the efforts of SF&C. We hope you will join your community members and make your support of the pavilion known through a tax-deductible donation or pledge. The Pavilion must be built with your support! Contact us at: casey@farmersmarketpavilion.org if you want more information about how you can help!
In The Know- Your Pavilion
Did you know that the Columbia Farmers’ Market Pavilion and Education Center will provide the opportunity for a year-round market? The 5,000 sq ft, indoor Education Center will boast a 2,000+ sq ft “great room” where market vendors will be able to sell the meat, cheese and produce that you all love year-round!! And is that fresh bread you smell? Yes it is! Just outside the back doors of the Education Center is our Pavilion Brick Oven- all fired up for a community bread bake! Yum! Maybe you will want to try the hot fresh pizzas with all market toppings being served up in minutes out of the brick oven? Your Pavilion only needs one extra thing- your donation! It’s tax deductible and it goes toward making that bread smell extra good!
What’s New
We are planning for the 2010 Taste of The Market, which has been redesigned to prevent some of the issues that arose this past summer. For example, we will be selling individual sample tickets so that we cannot over sell the amount of food. The number of tickets sold will equal the number of dishes available from all chef participants. This means if you have a ticket, there will be some food available for you. We will also be inviting many more chefs this year. Taste of the Market 2009 raised well over $30,000 and was attended by more than 3,000 people! The official date will be posted in the next edition!!!
We appreciate all of your support and suggestions. We are working on several national and local mailing campaigns for donations, and we encourage you all to bring more of your friends and family into the cause of building your Pavilion and Education Center! Last July, there were 6,700 shoppers at the market over a four hour period! Imagine if all 6,700 made a donation tomorrow!
What Can You Do?
Naturally, your Pavilion and Education Center requires every market supporter to step forward with a contribution toward making it a reality. This may be a tough time for many folks; however, the long-term benefits of establishing this center will help to minimize the effects of such fluctuations brought on by an unnatural reliance on systems that cannot be sustained. The answers can be found in building and strengthening local systems that have more in mind than a bottom line. The Pavilion is your community center and will be an engine and resource for sustainable economic development and healthy living.
Also, please remember to get all of your friends to join the Pavilion Facebook page, which can be found by searching for “farmers market pavilion” at www.facebook.com.
Feature Article
In the past year, rising fuel and food prices coupled with increased concerns about environmental impacts and safety of our food supply have prompted a number of actions by U.S. consumers regarding their food purchases. Against this backdrop of rising prices, demand for locally grown food products continues to increase…
Click Here for the full article – Real Cost of Food
Your Support is Appreciated!
Click the link below for the easiest ways to become a part of your Pavilion!
http://www.farmersmarketpavilion.org/donate.html
YOUR PAVILION VOICE
Your Pavilion Voice
Jan 5, 2009
The Columbia Farmers’ Market Pavilion Newsletter
Presented by
Sustainable Farms and Communities, Inc.
Today’s Quote: Leading by Example
A woman once came to Mahatma Gandhi with her little boy. She asked, “Mahatma-ji, tell my little boy to stop eating sugar.”
“Come back in three days,” said Gandhi.
In three days the woman and the little boy returned and Mahatma Gandhi said to the little boy, “Stop eating sugar.”
The woman asked, “Why was it necessary for us to return only after three days for you to tell my little boy that?”
The Mahatma replied: “Three days ago I had not stopped eating sugar.”
Welcome…
To the bi-monthly newsletter from SF&C and your Farmers’ Market Pavilion and Education Center. This communication will help keep you up to date on events, news and activities surrounding the Pavilion Project and the efforts of SF&C. We hope you will join your community members and make your support of the pavilion known through a tax-deductible donation or pledge. The Pavilion must be built with your support! Contact us at: casey@farmersmarketpavilion.org if you want more information about how you can help!
In The Know- Your Pavilion
Did you know that the Columbia Farmers’ Market Pavilion and Education Center will include a 5,000 square foot, indoor Education Center? This space will include a commercial kitchen with a glass wall so that you may watch what is going on inside. This space will include many streaming video cameras so that you can join a cooking class from the comforts of your home. Imagine a canning class being conducted by Boone County Extension streaming to schools and homes across Mid-Missouri! The market vendors will also use this kitchen to create new and wonderful products from local produce.
More about the Education Center in the next issue.
What’s New
Well it is winter and fairly cold indeed, but our thoughts are on a Market opening in March and this summer’s big event! We are planning for the 2010 Taste of The Market, which has been redesigned to prevent some of the issues that arose this past summer. For example, we will be selling individual sample tickets so that we cannot over sell the amount of food. The number of tickets sold will equal the number of dishes available from all chef participants. This means if you have a ticket, there will be some food available for you. We will also be inviting many more chefs this year. Taste of the Market 2009 raised well over $30,000 and was attended by more than 3,000 people! We are looking to set a date for the event (a Saturday evening) around the end of July and the beginning of August. If you know of conflicting, major events in Columbia on these weekends, be sure to pass that information on to us. Watch for more details in upcoming issues.
We appreciate all of your support and suggestions. We are working on several national and local mailing campaigns for donations, and we encourage you all to bring more of your friends and family into the cause of building your Pavilion and Education Center! Last July, there were 6,700 shoppers at the market over a four hour period! Imagine if all 6,700 made a donation tomorrow!
What Can You Do?
Naturally, your Pavilion and Education Center requires every market supporter to step forward with a contribution toward making it a reality. This may be a tough time for many folks; however, the long-term benefits of establishing this center will help to minimize the effects of such fluctuations brought on by an unnatural reliance on systems that cannot be sustained. The answers can be found in building and strengthening local systems that have more in mind than a bottom line. The Pavilion is your community center and will be an engine and resource for sustainable economic development and healthy living.
Also, please remember to get all of your friends to join the Pavilion Facebook page, which can be found by searching for “farmers market pavilion” at www.facebook.com.
Feature Article
This article, from the Portland Farmers’ Market, gives insight into why food at the market can cost more than it does at your local mega-store.
Excerpt:
“At the most basic level, one could say that the lower price of eggs at the grocery store is often at the expense of the hens themselves. To increase production, conventional factory farms often keep their hens in battery cages and may engage in practices such as beak cutting and forced molting through starvation.”
Click here to read more.
Cost_of_Eggs
Your Support is Appreciated!
Click the link below for the easiest ways to become a part of your Pavilion!