Sometimes you find that you work on things for so long that you vow to never calculate your time to outcome ratio. But then there are those breakthroughs where you wonder how you’re so fortunate to be along for the ride.
Over the past many months a host of key players including Community Ventures Corporation, Bluegrass Community Foundation, William Wells Brown Community Center and Neighborhood Associations, along with Seedleaf, have been engaged in an effort to address food security in the East End of Lexington using more innovative solutions.
One key piece of the strategy has been to develop a community market with farmers market fresh local produce at the pavilion at the intersection of E. Third St. and Midland.
We are ecstatic to announce that this market will have it’s official kickoff on Saturday, August 7th, from 8am – noon.
Furthermore, also working in conjunction with CVC, we’re extremely close to being able to build not one but two new gardens downtown. We’re hopeful that these gardens will not only provide more space for interested gardeners, but also serve as a training ground for entrepreneurs in the area to begin to realize the viability of urban gardening and food processing as a business. Stay tuned for more details on the garden builds, which we hope to undertake in time for a fall garden planting.
And please mark your calendars on August 7th and plan to be among the first to support the East End Community Market!
Big Developments
