How do those vegetables, fruits, cheeses, meat, nuts, flowers, arts and crafts materialize at your local farmers market every week?
Who makes everything show up like magic, then disappears everything--tents and all--only for everything to reappear a week later?
Well, farmers you might say. Maybe local town leaders. A church or charity. Maybe the chamber of commerce. The local tourism agency?
Somebody has to organize the thing.
I've been a "somebody" for four years now. As either Secretary or Treasurer on the board, I've had opportunity to view things from the organizational or financial side. Additionally, I'm a farmer vendor, and functioned for two years frequently as the market manager. Those roles are also perspectives on how the market comes together.
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