Welcome to this first edition of East Shelby County Farmer's Market Newsletter.
The Collierville (East Shelby) Farmer's Market will be open from noon until 6pm this Thursday, July 2nd.
We are all excited. We have a lot to learn and many adjustments to make as we see which vendors will bring what produce, as we find out what you - the customers - want, and peruse where would be the best location on the square, at a future date, to have the market.
For now we are limited to what we can offer by town ordinance, available space, available vendors, and when the vendors can come and still meet their commitments to other farmers markets like the Red Barn, the Memphis Botanical Garden, etc. Please bear with us as we try to get this project off the ground - there will be things we have to tweak to get it just right - Thursday is just the first day! Everyone involved in this endeavor is volunteering their time and effort, please be patient and forbearing! But, any and all suggestions are always welcome!
Buyers have this wonderful opportunity to prove to local farmers that there is a viable market and public demand for fresh, nutritious, locally grown produce in Collierville. And the buyers get to talk directly with the farmers about their growing methods, produce and farms!
Its not impossible to imagine a large crowd buying the vendors out the first hour. That happened in two hours the day the Downtown Farmer's Market opened. But that just convinces the vendors to make a much bigger commitment to our market. If that does happen, rest assured we will be flexible in rearranging our hours on Thursdays to enable as many buyers to enjoy the market as possible.
Tents (Canopies) are needed!
Wouldn't it be nice ambiance if the Farmer's Market had a row of tents set up along Washington St in the town parking lot - more than just a row of empty parking spaces? I will be there at 8am, Thursday, to set up a canopy. It's a standard collapsible 10x10 canopy I set up to watch my granddarlings play ball. We need 8 more. LET ME, cwhardeman@yahoo.com, KNOW ASAP IF YOU CAN BRING YOURS THURSDAY MORNING and pick it up at 6pm. Thanks!
Carl Hardeman
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Coming up:
After the first Farmers Market we will start a facebook page with updates and tons of pictures of all the fun from Thursday. A link to our facebook page will be included in the next newsletter.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact, Carl Hardeman, at cwhardeman@yahoo.com or call Carl at 901.485.6910.
If you are willing to volunteer in any way please send an email to eshelbycofm@gmail.com and put VOLUNTEER in the subject line. If you have any ideas or know in what capacity you would like to help - let us know!
See you on July 2!!
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Come join us at the East Shelby County Farmers Market on Washington Street off of Collierville's Town Square in the public parking lot behind McGinnis Oil, across the street from Mensi's Ice Cream shop!
The Farmers Market will be held on Thursdays starting July 2 from 12 noon to 6 p.m.
See you there!
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