Name: Beaver Island launches a weekly farmers market at Paradise Bay Coffee Shop, 2007
Start: 2007-08
End: 2007-09
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Dates: 2007-08 – 2007-09
Kind: Announcement
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: agriculturecommunitycommerceenvironmentcommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Beaver Island’s weekly Farmers Market began in mid-August 2007 at Paradise Bay Coffee Shop. Producers offered vegetables, breads, hummus, pates, eggs, honey, herb butter, and flowers, with the market continuing through the first frost.

Evidence limits

The article documents the launch and offerings, not later attendance, vendor records, or the proposed farmers association.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, September 2007, "Great Things for Harvest at Farmer's Market."
Reports a weekly Thursday market begun in mid-August at Paradise Bay Coffee Shop, offering Island produce, breads, prepared foods, eggs, honey, and flowers. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2007-09_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, September 2007, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the Farmers Market report and photographs.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2007-09_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, August 2007, "A Farmer's Market."
Announces a Thursday morning market at Paradise Bay Coffee Shop beginning in August and invites farmers and gardeners to participate. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2007-08_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, August 2007, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held August issue scan confirms the market announcement.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2007-08_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island launches a weekly farmers market at Paradise Bay Coffee Shop, 2007”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-farmers-market-launch-2007/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 2007, "Great Things for Harvest at Farmer's Market." (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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