What kind of impact does the Thursday Market have on our community? Shoot- you can’t measure that kind of thing with a ruler or a chart or a caliper, even. But we do keep track of some things that are pretty meaningful to us. And we’d love to tell you about them.
2023 WAS A REAL WINNER
WE WERE open 26 days IN 2023. IN ADDITION TO OUR BELOVED VENDORS AND BUSINESS AS USUAL, WE INVESTED IN NEW AND INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO INCREASE THE IMPACT OF THE THURSDAY MARKET:
81 super-duper, local, small businesses of makers and growers
2500 shoppers a week
$848,888 vendor sales
$29,847 in SNAP/ EBT food sales, do you know about our food access program?!
$379,456 spent directly at farms
26 local musicians showcased
300 early reader kids books distributed
2500 KERNEL (kids) participants and $4,382 kernel cash redeemed
1600lbs of produce gleaned and distributed to food insecure partners
countless games of cornhole, connect 4 and immeasurable amounts of fun
CLICK FOR A FULL PDF VERSION OF THE 2023 ANNUAL REPORT
2022 WAS A GOOD YEAR
The Thursday market was open 26 days, or 104 hours, in 2022. in those hours there was sun, rain, hail, wind, snow, more sun (sometimes too much sun). But we were there:
79 super-duper, local, small businesses of makers and growers
2500 shoppers a week
$669,155 vendor sales, which is like $107 a minute!
$51,187 in SNAP/ EBT food sales, do you know about our food access program?!
$300,909 spent directly at farms
26 local musicians showcased
300 early reader kids books distributed
2500 KERNEL (kids) participants and $3400 kernel cash redeemed
1600lbs of produce gleaned and distributed to food insecure partners
countless games of cornhole, connect 4 and immeasurable amounts of fun
CLICK FOR a FULL PDF VERSION OF THE 2022 ANNUAL REPORT
SO WAS 2021!
WE WERE OPEN 26 DAYS IN 2021 THROUGH IT ALL: RAIN, SHINE, 115*, SNOW, WIND (I SENSE A PATTERN)
66 local, small businesses of makers and growers
2500 shoppers a week
$548,684 vendor sales
$43,463 in SNAP/ EBT food sales, do you know about our food access program
26 local musicians showcased
325 early reader kids books distributed
$5500 kernel cash DISTRIBUTED THROUGH MODIFIED TAKE HOME ACTIVITY
1500lbs of produce gleaned and distributed to food insecure partners
CLICK FOR a FULL PDF VERSION OF THE 2021 ANNUAL REPORT
2020 WASN’T BAD EITHER!
AND REMEMBER, THIS WAS COVIDS FIRST SEASON. THUS MARKET LOOKED A LOT DIFFERENT! FARMERS MARKETS WERE DEEMED ESSENTIAL AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC BUT WERE LIMITED IN THEIR OFFERINGS. BUT WE WERE STILL OPEN ALL 26 DAYS:
34 LOCAL FOOD GROWERS AND PRODUCERS
1500 SHOPPERS A WEEK WITH REGULATED COVID PRECAUTIONS IN PLACE
$410,000 VENDOR SALES
$20,899 IN SNAP/ EBT FOOD SALES
NO MUSIC
NO KERNEL
SO MUCH COMMUNITY