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Dig Local requests handwashing station at Penman Park farmers market
Summary
Dig Local board president reported average weekly attendance of about 700 at the Beaches Green Market in Penman Park and asked the city to consider installing a permanent handwashing station because the market lacks restroom access for vendors and shoppers.
Kiara Morrow, board president of Dig Local (which operates local community gardens and the Beaches Green Market), reported to the council that the market now attracts roughly 700 shoppers and 20–25 vendors each Saturday at Penman Park.
Morrow said the market has operated at the park for three years, noted increased park use, and asked the city to consider a minimum accommodation: an outside handwashing station. She said vendors currently rent a portable toilet that is unlocked during market hours but there is nowhere for shoppers or vendors to wash hands; the market lacks access to the adjacent building's restroom during market hours.
Council thanked Morrow for the update and described the market as a community asset; no formal action was recorded during the meeting. Morrow said the market will operate Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. rain or shine and that attendance increases with warm weather.
