Durham Central Market

Hello Durham Central Market supporters! Spread the word! We are scheduled to be on "The State of Things" on WUNC 91.5 FM, Wednesday, November 26th, from noon-1pm (re-broadcast 9-10pm). The topic is farming, sustainability and local food. The host is Frank Stasio. Our board president, Michael Bacon, will be interviewed. Other guests include

1. Mary James, A&T's small farmer of the year

2. David Harper, Land in Common, a consultant to land owners and

3. Jennifer Curtis, Center for Environmental Farming Systems.

It's official -- as our Founding Owner drive came to a close on October 31, we've reached our goal. Durham Central Market officially has over 300 (301 to be exact) Founding Owners. Many, many thanks (and congratulations!) to everyone out there who believed in this venture enough. Durham Central Market is off to an excellent start, and you're a big reason why!

Two weeks ago yesterday Durham Central Market held its Founding Owners' Celebration at the Trotter Building on Geer Street in the Central Park area. The venue was great and I was so energized to be able to put faces to the growing number of names on DCM's ownership rolls.

We are very very close to making our goal of 300 founding owners by October 31, 2008!!

If you've not sent in your share purchase please consider doing so today. If you've not told your friends about this opportunity to build community, please do so right now and tell them that they can put their share purchase in the mail today and it will still get them the sweatshop free and very nifty founding owner t-shirt!

DURHAM CENTRAL MARKET
Founders' Celebration and Community Potluck!

WHERE: The Trotter Building at 410 W. Geer Street (olive green building)

WHO: All current and future DCM Owner/Members - Open to the public!

WHEN: Sunday, October 26th from 5-7 pm
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Carolina Farm Stewardship Association is holding the 3rd Annual Eastern Triangle Farm Tour, this coming weekend - Sept. 20 and 21st from 1-5pm. We are fortunate to have many organic farms in this area, and this tour focuses on farms in the the eastern side of the Triangle - Garner, Louisburg, Holly Springs, Creedmoor. Visit CFSA's website to learn more.

What a great way to spend the last weekend of summer!!

Great article about local farmers and chefs. More support for what we're all doing imo.

http://www.bonappetit.com/magazine/2008/10/americas_foodiest_small_town

This website is about Durham's newest cooperative grocery mart, Durham Central Market. We aim to locate the market in the Central Park District of Durham but we need your help now! We are currently finalizing our business plan, we have not selected a location yet, however our founding owner drive is moving along steadily. Our goal is to sell 300 founding owner shares by the end of October. To date we have sold roughly 90-100 founding owner shares. If you haven't purchased your share, please consider doing so today.

Yesterday, for the second consecutive Saturday morning, DCM volunteers staffed a booth next to the Durham Farmers Market. Farmers Market shoppers are able to stop by our booth to pick up a brochure, sign up for email updates or just to chat with our volunteers. The response from Durhamites has been overwhelmingly positive in favor of our market opening. If we are permitted, we will continue our booth at the Farmers Market in Durham in the coming weeks as we head towards the finale of our founding owners drive at the end of October.

Yesterday marked our first official presence at the Saturday morning Durham Farmer's Market! Thanks to board member Stephen Hren for handling the booth at the market. Stephen handed out nearly 300 brochures about Durham Central Market, to a sizable crowd of market shoppers. I think we can expect ownership purchase shares to increase this week as a result of Stephen's efforts yesterday.

Would you like to volunteer as an ambassador for DCM at the farmer's market booth? Email me at pam@durhamcentralmarket.org and let me know your availability!