how are they different and how do they complement each other? i can think of a few ways they are different, but am not sure that two can be sustained.
i'm also interested in hearing from people about the syracuse market. i understand it is much larger than the ithaca market, that they accept produce from much farther away, and that they always have space for anyone that wants to sell there. -marlo On Oct 16, 2008, at 11:24 PM, George Frantz wrote: > As far as I know all the planning to date for the waterfront area > anticipates that the Farmers Market will be at Steamboat Landing > for many years to come. I think too that the Farmers Market just > renewed its lease with the City for the land. > > I broached the idea of a central market only as a possible > alternative to the Wegmans/WalMart centralized distribution and > sales system. I think that the central market concept is different > enough from the farmers market concept that both could coexist > locally and even complement each other. > > George Frantz > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 Marlo Capoccia Garden Gate www.gardengatedelivery.com 607 342 6228 _______________________________________________ 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
