Market Manager's Report: Opening Day 2011

Great weather and a great turn out for opening day 2011!
Vendors were: Patrick (Patrick's Produce), Pat (plant lady), Wendy (Cookie Hook-Up), Jean Rudolph, Martin's Greenhouse, Jean Hanrahan (breads), & Community Forum for Economic Development.
Market Manager Donna met with a city engineer on Monday to look at the lot who said the city would grate it to level it out. This will get rid of the pooling when it rains, and after they roll it out it will compact the gravel to get rid of the big rocky lumps! Should be done within a week. In other good news for the look and feel of the market, the city will be mowing the grass around the lot for the rest of the summer.
We are looking good and feeling good and eating good!
See you at the Market!

We won a prize!

The Westside Memorial Day Parade committee asked us if to come to the awards meeting Wednesday June 8 (at the VFW 357 on Sample) because the Urban Garden Market won a prize! We got 2nd place in the Open Class division!!!

West Side Memorial Day Parade Kicks off Season

For the second year in a row members of the Urban Garden Market's Management Team participated in the West Side Memorial Day parade. It was hot, but fun! An estimated 10,000-15,000 people came out for the event. Once again, seed packets were handed out (2,000+) with information about the market attached. Once again, we ran out too early!
Many thanks to the volunteers who helped prepare the seed packets, to Unity Gardens for donating them, and to Patrick for bringing out his truck!