Thanks, Joel & Sarah, for clarifying this - NO ONE is critiquing the current Market!! it's one of Ithaca's signature experiences - even though I don't contribute much to its welfare, I love going there, and am proud to share it with visitors as one of the MUST-SEES that makes us Ithaca - Patricia
LEVEL GREEN - fostering sustainable community through collaborative initiatives in hospitality, education and the arts, in the 150 year-old democratic spirit of the Danish Folk School. 1519 Slaterville Road, Ithaca, NY 14850 (607) 339-9472 --- On Fri, 10/17/08, Joel and Sarah Gagnon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Joel and Sarah Gagnon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [SustainableTompkins] How can one learn more about Farmer's > Market crisis. > To: "Sustainable Tompkins County listserv" > <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, October 17, 2008, 10:17 AM > Let's nip this one in the bud. What is being talked > about is adding a > farmers market on or near the Commons, not replacing the > existing Steamboat > Landing market. > > Thanks to Lyn Gerry for the reality check. I was aware of > many of the > obstacles she cites, but not all. We are dealing with a > century's worth of > regulatory accretions, all developed to deal with some > problem or another, > all intended to protect the public health, but the net > effect is to create > difficult hurdles for small producers. We may be able to > revisit this > regulatory framework if food availability becomes an issue. > In the > meantime, it will make positioning ourselves for energy > descent that much > more difficult. > > Joel > > At 04:28 PM 10/16/08 -0400, you wrote: > >The natural context surrounding the current > Farmer's Market is, in my > >mind, a huge draw; people converging in such a > beautiful spot for a > >festive routine is a deeply reaffirming, and such a > marked contrast to > >most people's day to day business routines. I think > the loss of the site > >is a tragedy for Ithaca that will have impact for many > years. When, where, > >and why is this happening? Where can someone a bit out > of the loop catch > >up on what's going on, and what can be done about > resolving the issue? > > > >David McCobb > > > >_______________________________________________ > >For more information about sustainability in the > Tompkins County area, > >please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ > > > >RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information > for: > >[email protected] > >http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > >free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org > _______________________________________________ > For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins > County area, please visit: > http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ > > RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: > [email protected] > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
