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Item 7A.1 -Supplement to Item 7A-Farmer's Market <br /> January 16,2009 EDC Meeting <br /> Page 2 of 2 <br /> • Vendors <br /> Shoreview developed their own Vendor Handbook, which is attached for the EDC's <br /> reference. Also attached is Shoreview's Vendor application. The vendor fee charged <br /> by Shoreview is $225 per season. <br /> Promotion <br /> Some of the ways Shoreview promotes its market is through the following tools: <br /> • City of Shoreview's Website <br /> • Advertised weekly in the Star Tribune and Pioneer Press (during the farmer's <br /> market season) <br /> • Advertised in Shoreview's local newspapers (Quad Community Press and The <br /> Shoreview Press) <br /> • Advertised in the annual Minnesota Grown catalogs (Minnesota Grown is a <br /> program of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture) <br /> Recommendation <br /> Since the Shoreview farmer's market is well established and is located less than five <br /> miles from Mounds View, staff recommends that the EDC not consider starting a <br /> Farmers' Market in Mounds View. Since Shoreview's market should serve Mounds <br /> View residents and because regional marketing is a good idea, Mounds View could <br /> • promote Shoreview's market to Mounds View residents. <br /> Respectfully submitted, <br /> Heidi Steinmetz <br /> Economic Development Specialist <br /> Attachments: <br /> • Shoreview Farmers' Market Vendor Application <br /> • Shoreview Farmers' Market Vendor Handbook <br /> • <br />