Grand Opening of “One of a Kind” Dresden Farmers Market on Saturday
NASHVILLE – Dresden’s new farmers market will feature lots of the common things you’d expect: “We’ll have all sorts of produce, eggs, homemade breads, baked goods, beef and chicken, etcetera,” says Lauren Bean, market manager.” According to Bean, however, the new facility will benefit from some attributes Dresden has in uncommon amounts: careful long term planning, plus extraordinary community cooperation, creativity, effort and pride.
The Dresden Farmers Market Grand Opening is scheduled for June 28, from 8 a.m. until noon, and Bean says the event will give visitors and customers an up close look at what she calls “a one of a kind structure. You won't see anything like it elsewhere and it provides certain luxuries to our vendors and customers that many other markets in the region don't have.”
The covered market includes tangible amenities like public restrooms, a bike rack, water fountains, and a prime location, with the less obvious but just as important appointment of a market committee, an official manager, and implementation of what Bean calls “an aggressive marketing program.” The market is located at 421 Linden Street.
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture will be in attendance to host a Pick Tennessee Products media day. Media can interview farmers and area officials in attendance, get footage and photographs of visitors and receive a “goody bag” including digital images and information about local foods and farms. A new way to find local farmers markets is now available through a Pick Tennessee mobile app. The free app, downloadable on both iTunes and Google Play, can identify farms and markets within a designated radius of the user. Statewide directories of farmers markets remain available at the Pick Tennessee Products website, www.picktnproducts.org. Contact TDA marketing specialist Amy Tavalin at 615-837-5163 for more information.
Traditional craft demonstrations, face painting, horsedrawn cart rides, and fancy fruit carving will be special features of the market’s grand opening activities, and a $100 raffle is open to any visitors who fill out and submit a short survey.
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Who: All Media are invited. Local officials are also encouraged to attend.
When: Saturday, June 28. Media day activities will begin at 9 a.m. local time.
Where: Dresden Farmers Market
421 Linden Street, Dresden, 38225 (Weakley County)
Market Contact: Lauren Bean
Phone: 731- 364-2270
Email: dresdenfarmersmarket@hotmail.com