A REAL Farmer's Market starts JUNE 1ST

I enjoyed running the market. All good things must come to an end. We will be looking for a new, more central location next year. We are also looking at starting a Co-Op to provide people with goods through the winter.

Thank you to all of the vendors and customers that came out to support us.

Jack was at pine jct on Saturday morning - got some nice tomatoes and peaches. He had lots of squash.

Norm wrote: I hope Jack will still be there - he's a real nice guy and has some good stuff.

He was there at the old park and ride this last Saturday. I did not ask specifically

but it sure sounded like he would continue to be there on Saturdays.

I scored some good stuff.

BarefootHomestead wrote: I enjoyed running the market. All good things must come to an end. We will be looking for a new, more central location next year. We are also looking at starting a Co-Op to provide people with goods through the winter.

Thank you to all of the vendors and customers that came out to support us.

I'M confused, as it seems there is a HUGE discrepancy about the continuation of the market in the SAME
location and apparent management/organizational dispute.....WHAT is the present status of this market
and it's vendors?.....OTHER sites indicate the market will CONTINUE

ScienceChic wrote: Thank you so much for organizing the market this year - it was a great benefit for the community! I hope you will consider doing it again next year, I know it's a lot of work but it is appreciated by many. I'm really happy with the Lavendar Whipped Body Butter I bought from you - it's wonderful for my dry skin!

We did not get a confirmation from Jack if he would be coming this weekend or not. I stopped by after the memorial service around 2pm, hoping to get some cases of tomatoes, but he wasn't there at that time. I don't know if he sold out and had left already, or hadn't made it at all. I'll try to find out more and let you all know.

Thanks to everyone who supported the market as well! It couldn't happen without you going and buying what our local farmers and artisans grew, made, and created.

SC...what is the UPDATE on the Pine Jct Market

THANKS for the update/additional info....hope NEXT year is a "go" for a similar location (other than
Conifer/Evergreen)

homeagain wrote:

BarefootHomestead wrote: I enjoyed running the market. All good things must come to an end. We will be looking for a new, more central location next year. We are also looking at starting a Co-Op to provide people with goods through the winter.

Thank you to all of the vendors and customers that came out to support us.

I'M confused, as it seems there is a HUGE discrepancy about the continuation of the market in the SAME
location and apparent management/organizational dispute.....WHAT is the present status of this market
and it's vendors?.....OTHER sites indicate the market will CONTINUE

Barefoot Homestead ran the market after Pine Mtn Homestead bailed mid-season due to personal issues. We, and a few others, are NO longer affiliated with a market up there. I told vendors that the small farmers needed to get farms prepared for winter, tend crops, and come back in a few weeks for a harvest market. The jam vendors were very angry and did not like this so they spoke with the venue about setting up on their own deal. As well as taking to that OTHER site to talk trash about me and the fact that I kept the market going. I was told by a WAIT STAFF that I am not welcome there, NOT BY THE OWNER. We informed the owner that if there was no market manager on-site, they are responsible for liability reasons. They looked at us like OMG WHAT? I explained that there were vendor contracts in place and again got the same look. I told them I did not care at all if they continued to set up, it just was not under our liability if we as a business are not there. It has turned into a campaign to make me look bad, I still wish them all well in whatever they do.

homeagain wrote: THANKS for the update/additional info....hope NEXT year is a "go" for a similar location (other than
Conifer/Evergreen)

Due to the “end of market drama,” we do not plan on using the same location next year. It sounds as though they are planning to continue there with mostly non-farm type items and jam.

The small farmers that continued after the original manager bailed, live in Conifer and as far down as Indian Hills. We are going to be talking to the community leaders about setting up a market in Conifer. I think most of us just want to stick closer to home and far away from the drama.

I hope that Jack will join us, however he told me he was making way more sales on Saturdays set up by himself. No doubt, he had very nice looking produce. I wanted some corn when he came to our market and he had sold out before I had time to leave my produce booth. I would love for Jack to be part of the season next year.