Saturday, April 10th was a great Farmers' Market day down here at the City Market. We had vendors starting to return after a harsh winter and we also had our 2nd recycling event called Get Your Green On. This was an event where people could come down and turn in used electronic devices to be recycled. We partnered with the Surplus Exchange for this event and it went great. They are continuing to do some more events over the next few weeks as well. Everyone can learn more from: The Surplus Exchange Website. We also hope people took advantage of our other recycling opportunities here on our property (they are here all the time). One is our paper recycling bin and the other is our Ripple Glass bin ( The Ripple Glass Website) which are both located in our east lot at 3rd and Grand. We just ask that people get their glass all the way into the glass bin and just put paper in the paper bin. Please, no cardboard in the paper recycling bin. Thanks!
There was one other item of note from Saturday. A wild turkey found his way onto the property. We are thinking it may have flown over from the river. He seemed a little confused as to where to go or what to do! Perhaps he wanted to shop. Well, he wanted some lunch and wandered into one of the restaurants. He was peacefully escorted away and was let go back into the wild. Just proof that you never know what might happen down here. He was a big boy as you can see to the left.
On Sunday the 11th we kicked off our Community Yard Sale. This is designed to be an opportunity for people to clean out their closets and sell gently used items to the public for a small fee. 10 X 10 spaces go for $15 a piece and you may rent tables for $5 a piece if needed. People were lined up bright and early for the 6 am - 8:30 am check-in. We rented 42 stalls that day! Not bad for a start of the season! We have some pictures of the event to the left. Here are a couple links to news stories about the event as well: News story #1, News story #2. The Yard Sale does occur all year long however because we move people into the glass pavilions when it gets cold. Here is a booklet with all the rules, regulations and fees for the Community Yard Sale (category 8). Just fill out the application and call in the week that you are going to participate. The Farmers’ Market 2010 Vendor Handbook
Also for Sundays, we are gaining momentum as far as stalls for Farmers go. Make sure that if you are not able to stop by on a Saturday to come by on a Sunday. The Farmers' Market goes from 8 am - 3pm. This upcoming Sunday the 18th will be the Broadway Bridge Run. Come down to see the runners go by and shop the City Market. If you are interested in being a Farmers' Market vendor and have noticed that Saturdays are full, keep in mind we still have room on Sundays. Click on the link above for a handbook to see if what you are looking to sell fits the criteria for what we allow here at the City Market. More information can be found inside.
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