This past Saturday was the last day of the Floyd County
Farmer’s Market 2012 season. It was cold and rainy as we put out the road side
signs directing people to the market. In different surveys we took over the
summer, we often heard that people remembered it was Farmer’s Market day
because they saw the signs which were donated by Ruggles Sign Company in Lexington
so putting them out was a labor of love, a five mile-keep myself in shape labor
of love.
In addition to the roadside signs, the City of Prestonsburg
in collaboration with Fairway Sign Company erected two billboards publicizing
the Floyd County Farmer’s Market and the need for producers and Q95, a local
radio station, gave the market on-air advertising at cost. Other groups or
organizations who contributed to the success of the Farmer’s Market this year
included Floyd County's Extension Office, Ag Council, Soil Conservation
District and Farm Bureau; Haywood Art; Appalachian Community Cancer Network;
Appalachian Roots-Friends of the Market group; Community Farm Alliance; the Mt
Tabor Benedictines; Darrell Patton Insurance; St Vincent Mission and of course
Grow Appalachia.
I am writing this blog post to show the many different
entities who will come together to make something good happen in our communities.
And to encourage all of you who are trying to get something similar started in
your area. This is the third year Todd Howard and his friends have run the Floyd
County Market. This year the producers more than doubled the combined total
sales of the last two years in only 13 weeks. And they are enthusiastic about
next year. And I am looking forward to sleeping in on Saturdays-after Festival
season that is. Peace. Sr. KC
This past Saturday was the last day of the Floyd County
Farmer’s Market 2012 season. It was cold and rainy as we put out the road side
signs directing people to the market. In different surveys we took over the
summer, we often heard that people remembered it was Farmer’s Market day
because they saw the signs which were donated by Ruggles Sign Company in Lexington
so putting them out was a labor of love, a five mile-keep myself in shape labor
of love. 
In addition to the roadside signs, the City of Prestonsburg
in collaboration with Fairway Sign Company erected two billboards publicizing
the Floyd County Farmer’s Market and the need for producers and Q95, a local
radio station, gave the market on-air advertising at cost. Other groups or
organizations who contributed to the success of the Farmer’s Market this year
included Floyd County's Extension Office, Ag Council, Soil Conservation
District and Farm Bureau; Haywood Art; Appalachian Community Cancer Network;
Appalachian Roots-Friends of the Market group; Community Farm Alliance; the Mt
Tabor Benedictines; Darrell Patton Insurance; St Vincent Mission and of course
Grow Appalachia.
This was my first year as a buyer at the farmer's market. Good quality food at competitive prices, music, and a wonderful community gathering spot. I hope to have some David School students involved in some way at least part of next season. Great job, all!
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