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r�r� T0: Siuce I.{�� FROM: Jack �U�� DATE: June 19, 1978 RE: Faa'mer's Market (Garden Goodies) �"". I feel our basic fimction in the operation of the Fa[mer's Market should be ffinimal. We make the arrangement for i[ [o occut, locate an approptia[e site, and advertise 3[s occurrance. A1[hough i[ should be a self-run operation I feel that we should keep a check on who are selling produce. I envisualize i[ will be done initially.by having them sign a roster and listing their addxess. From [hen on they would check off their name each week, and a new sellex would eign in. This I would anticipate would [ake an hour. The morning following the market we would have [o check to make certain the area had been c2�zaned up. Each seller would reeeive on his initial participa[ion a le[ter from us welcov�ing his participation and listing ossr requirements (minimal). 17ie initial idea of the market was that it caould be free to anyone who wiahed to par[icipate either as a seller or a buyer. I do not think we should exclude ttuck farm operations because these would be the mvst likely sellers who could supply vegetables in sufficient quantities for home canners and likely the only one who could supply certain vegetables in any amount, e.g., Hubbard Squash, corn; likewise fruits, e.g., apples. I[alked [o Joe Pe[erson today, who is familiar with most local operations of this [ype. No one locally, except St. Paul and Minneapolis, chaxge a stall £ee and they have a market master. Joe did not feel we should be wncexned .. abou[ large [ruck farm operations because they would not be interes[ed in this type of operation. Small farm opera[ions would probably par[icipate, but crould complement the local sellers. There has no[ been any trouble with Dad produce. In one case, a seller was selling radishes at 3 bunches fox a quarter because � same c�ere infected with zadish maggots, but the seller was telling [he buyers of the situation. The price alone should have been enough of a hint. A[tached is a preliminary dzaft of the letter I thought we would hand out to new sellexs. Pexhapa we should add something on what cannot be sold, e.g.� handicraf[ items. Joe said he will be sending me one which has been used at [he Maplewood operation. I discussed the day of [he week with him and he told me Thurcday would be a good day, to which I agreed. It would allow home canning of the putchases without in[erfering with weekend opera[ion. 7oe suggeats 7uly 13th as the firet day. 4ra°�