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Volume 8, Number 14 | May 12, 2016
Group proposes new farmer’s market By John Colson Sopris Sun Staff Writer
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group of local food producers is working on plans to establish an afternoonevening Wednesday farmers market in Carbondale, to complement the existing farmers market that has taken place on Wednesday mornings at the 4th Street Plaza downtown for more than a decade. Terri Anzini, who grew up in the Roaring Fork Valley, operates Roots & Roost Farm, which produces eggs for sale to area consumers Anzini confirmed on Monday that she will be the manager of the new market, and that she is working with several other women to get it going by early July. She said that, since February, she has been working with Gwen Garcelon, founder of the Roaring Fork Food Alliance, who came up with the idea. So far, Anzini said, she has about 20 vendors signed up, a couple of whom sell at the morning market and will be putting up booths at the afternoon market once it starts up. But aside from those, she said, “We’ve kind of got this whole new group of people,” starting with the three other women working on the project. The working group, she said, includes Merrill Johnson of Merrill’s Family Farm in the Missouri Heights region north of Carbondale; Whitney Will of Roaring Gardens near the Waldorf School on the Roaring Fork; and Erin Cuseo of Erin’s Acres, also on Missouri Heights. Others involved, Anzini said, are the Nieslanik family, who will be selling beef from their
“We want to get the after-work crowd.”
Dandy girl on a Dandy Day. Maia Cullwick, 10, spruced herself up with the Town of Carbondale’s official flower in celebration of Dandelion Day on Saturday. The day included the Parade of the Species on Main Street, plus sustainability booths, music, food and more at Sopris Park. For more Dandelion Day action, please turn to page 5. Photo by Jane Bachrach
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