Durham Central Market

Our 800th owner signed up today!! This is awesome news! {Insert here virtual balloons dropping & confetti} Is there someone you know who's been meaning to become an owner? If so, please encourage them to join now! Help us make it to 1000 by the end of 2010!!

Kirsten Ingebretsen is our newest board member, elected at the annual meeting last week. Kirsten grew up in Jackson, Mississippi where, as a child, she shopped at the Rainbow Co-op. She moved cross country to live in San Francisco (1990-1994) just as the city's downtown farmers' market was evolving from a few stalls to a thriving enterprise. In 1994 Kirsten and her husband located to Durham where she went to work at Magnolia Grill (1996-1999). Here she became a self-proclaimed "foodie." She also became interested in homeschooling with the birth of her four children. Kirsten helped found the Hillsborough Montessori Farm School by working on the board of directors. She also developed the Durham Homeschool Community (DHC) which is a support network of homeschooling families. Kirsten brings fresh energy to the board by way of her interest in local food and knowledge of local restaurants and owners. Welcome Kirsten!

It's time for our annual meeting, Sunday, October 24, 2010, 3-5pm. Plan to meet at the Durham Central Market store site, 607 N. Mangum Street. For a fun, seasonal activity, bring a local pumpkin and your carving kit. From 3 to 4pm we'll do pumpkin carving and put your creations on display. From 4 to 5pm we'll hold the annual meeting which will include a virtual store tour, an update on our progress, and board elections.

Our election candidates for two available seats include Stephen Hren, an incumbent board member, and Kirsten Ingbretsen, Durham resident for 14 years. You can read their candidate statements here. Voting will be at the annual meeting. Each owner is allowed one vote and must be a member before midnight, October 17, 2010. Shoppers are not eligible to vote. If you will not be able to attend the meeting, you may cast an absentee ballot by sending in your vote, received by October 23, 2010. Absentee ballots and instructions are available by request at info@durhamcentralmarket.org

Thank you to everyone who has been working hard to spread the word about Durham Central Market. To date we have 748 owners with the goal of 1,000. We need to meet that goal swiftly in order to take the next critical steps. Help us by telling your friends to join Durham Central Market and bring them to the meeting. Joining is easy, either here on the website or by filling out a brochure available 24 hours a day by our office door, 538 Foster Street, across from the Farmers' Market pavilion.

We are excited about our progress and look forward to sharing this with you. See you Sunday, October 24, at the Durham Central Market site!

Thanks to everyone for coming out on Saturday afternoon to help us christen the site with lemonade and cookies. Big thanks to Maureen Kurtz, Elena Feinstein, and Heather Tunnell for providing the delicious home-made cookies. If you weren't able to make it, don't worry - you'll soon have another chance to check out the site at our upcoming Annual Meeting on Sunday, October 24th - stay tuned for more details.

Please join us on Saturday, Sept. 18, from 2-4 pm, at the future site of our store - 607 N. Mangum (between Hunt and Broadway). This is a FREE EVENT where we'll be serving ice cold lemonade and offering you a look around the lot, where we propose to build Durham Central Market. This is also Centerfest Saturday, so while you're downtown, take a refreshment break and check us out. We'll have an update from our board president, Michael Bacon, at 3pm. See you at Mangum and Broadway.

Everyone welcome; you don't have to be an owner to stop by and chat! We encourage you to bring your friends, family, neighbors... everyone!

Come visit the office of Durham Central Market, at 538 Foster St, from 6-9 pm,and enjoy snacks and drinks while viewing a Painting series by local artist – Artie Barksdale!

Artie Barksdale 32, was born in Newark NJ, were he first discovered his love for the visual arts. It was during the mid 80's when neon colors were popular to wear; when people weren't afraid to clash there clothing and graffiti covered the subways and streets, flooding the neighborhood with culture. At the age 10

UPDATE: You can buy your CFSA Farm Tour buttons at the DCM Table at Durham Farmers Market Saturday mornings 8-12!
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association will be holding their 5th annual Eastern Triangle Farm Tour on Sept. 18/19. This year they will have a record twenty-four sites on the tour, including the SEEDS Garden and an urban mini-farm (Two Ton Farm) here in Durham, as well as local producers of livestock, fruits, vegetables, mushrooms, and bee-keepers. Buttons are $25 per carload in advance and $30 the day of the tour. Single farms are $10 per carload. Buttons will be for sale at DCM's table at the Durham Farmer's Market on Saturday mornings from 8-12.
More information can be found at their website: http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/etft2010.shtml

Come visit the office of Durham Central Market and view a photography series by local artist – Andrew Nelsen. Friday, August 20, at 538 Foster Street, from 6-9pm.

Andrew C. Nelsen has been capturing beauty through his photographic lens for years and is especially focused on the interplay between human creations and nature. Hard lines and geometric shapes fused with he randomness of the natural world make his art compelling. Andrew is a proud Durham, N.C. resident, originally from Texas, who works as a clinical scientist developing therapies for unmet medical needs.

Come visit the office of Durham Central Market this Friday, 7/16, from 6-9pm at 538 Foster Street, and view a Painting series by local artist – Christian Infinito!

Christian Infinito is a Durham based artist who will be displaying several recent paintings in acrylic on wood panel. Christian draws on his formal training, having earned a Bachelors degree in Fine Arts, Painting from East Carolina University in 1994, and having studied classical Italian painting and 2-dimensional design, which he combines with a penchant for improvisational jazz and American expressive modalities. The works in this series attempt to harness contrasting elements of graphic representation into a visual expression of paradox that allow for a dynamic interaction between the viewer and the work.

DCM hosts artists for Durham's 3rd Friday art event at our Liberty Arts office, 538 Foster Street. We are seeking requests from artists for the following upcoming 3rd Friday dates - 8/20/10, 9/17/10, 10/15/10, 11/19/10, and 12/17/10. While we understand that art can cover a broad range of media, our space only works well to show art that can be hung on the wall, such as paintings or photographs. If you or someone you know would be interested in exhibiting work at our office, please contact Heather Tunnell, at volunteer@durhamcentralmarket.org