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Council explores starting a Fletcher farmers market; manager to survey vendors and locations
Summary
The town manager reported outreach to the NC Cooperative Extension and local market managers and recommended continued study of day-of-week, vendor interest and locations (town parking lots, park, or school). Staff suggested a small pilot in spring and will report back after vendor outreach.
The Fletcher Town Council discussed establishing a regular farmers market after the town manager reported research and conversations with the North Carolina Cooperative Extension.
The town manager told council he had spoken with extension agent Karen Blato and market managers from nearby communities to learn best practices for vendor selection, manager roles and logistics. He said candidates for location include the…
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