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    A weekly Saturday farmers market is proposed at the Ohio Statehouse in downtown Columbus. The goals are to mesh urban and rural cultures, contribute to downtown renewal, and promote healthy lifestyles. Nearby neighborhoods have successful farmers markets. Challenges include getting farmers and customers to participate and getting city and state support. Case studies from Austin and Madison farmers markets provide examples of central downtown locations being successful with proper planning and support. An initial layout proposal is presented.

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    A weekly Saturday farmers market is proposed at the Ohio Statehouse in downtown Columbus. The goals are to mesh urban and rural cultures, contribute to downtown renewal, and promote healthy lifestyles. Nearby neighborhoods have successful farmers markets. Challenges include getting farmers and customers to participate and getting city and state support. Case studies from Austin and Madison farmers markets provide examples of central downtown locations being successful with proper planning and support. An initial layout proposal is presented.

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    Bringing Farmers and Community Together at the Statehouse

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    A weekly Saturday farmers market is proposed at the Ohio Statehouse in downtown Columbus. The goals are to mesh urban and rural cultures, contribute to downtown renewal, and promote healthy lifestyles. Nearby neighborhoods have successful farmers markets. Challenges include getting farmers and customers to participate and getting city and state support. Case studies from Austin and Madison farmers markets provide examples of central downtown locations being successful with proper planning and support. An initial layout proposal is presented.

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    building community downtown

    ...one fruit at a time...

    Dan Magestro
    Pecha Kucha Night v4
    November 15, 2007
    What is community?
    Downtown Columbus

    High Street, January, 1914


    A tale of two cities
    Ingredients for a vibrant city center
    Healthy public/private partnerships

    Arts, entertainment and culture


    Owner and rental housing market

    Local-serving retail strategies

    Diverse transportation modes

    Prominent, utilized civic space


    Statehouse

    Ohio Statehouse Postcard, c.1930


    The State of things

    • 2005: On State St., 13,000 skaters

    • 2006: In front of Statehouse,


    10,000 skaters

    • 2007: No ice rink downtown /


    An idea... (expressed in ppt bullets)
    A weekly Saturday farmer’s
    market at the Statehouse

    Goals
    • Mesh urban & rural cultures

    • Contribute to downtown renewal

    • Promote healthy/organic lifestyles


    Neighborhood farmers markets
    Worthington
    Worthington (Sat)
    (Sat)
    50-60 vendors
    50-60 vendors

    Clintonville
    Clintonville (Sat)
    (Sat)
    30+ vendors
    30+ vendors

    U.
    U. Arlington
    Arlington (Wed)
    (Wed)
    10-15
    10-15 vendors
    vendors

    Grandview
    Grandview (Sat)
    (Sat) Bexley
    Bexley (Sat)
    (Sat)
    10-15 vendors
    10-15 vendors 10-15
    10-15 vendors
    vendors

    Pearl
    Pearl Alley
    Alley (Tue,Fri)
    (Tue,Fri)
    15-20
    15-20 vendors
    vendors

    shrinking
    shrinking in
    in size
    size
    every year...
    every year...
    But- more farmers out there

    Agriculture is Ohio’s #1 industry


    Role models
    Many great cities have large
    downtown farmers markets
    Why the Statehouse?

    • Symbolic: Comingling rural-urban


    cultures

    • Central: Recent downtown


    successes focused north

    • Civic space: It’s there for our use!


    Parking

    • 1,200 spaces under Statehouse lawn

    • 6,000+ spaces within two blocks


    Statehouse west lawn, 1963
    Mechanics of farmers market
    • Farmer/vendor typically pays flat
    rate for season ($200-400)

    • City/county/state gov’t provides


    infrastructural support and security

    • Non-profit board establishes vendor


    guidelines

    • People show up and buy fruits &


    meats & such
    Initial challenges / questions

    • Will the farmers come?

    • Will the people come? Do they


    want it?

    • Will existing neighborhood


    markets fight it?

    • Will the city & state get behind it?


    Case Study #1: Austin (2003) .

    • 120+ vendors on closed downtown


    street

    • Farm must be within 150 miles

    • City-funded study and subsequent


    support paved the way

    Austin Farmers Market


    Case Study #2: Madison (1973)

    • 300+ vendors on state capitol


    sidewalks

    • Mixture of county (farmers market)


    and city (arts/crafts market)

    • Differences: Less parking, but more


    nearby residential

    Dane County Farmers Market, Madison,Wisconsin


    One layout proposal

    rmers/vendors
    Fa

    afts
    Arts/cr

    Food
    vendors

    er s/vendors
    Farm

    Vision for use of space


    Strategy / funding
    • Drum up support from stakeholders
    • Propose idea to community groups
    • USDA provides grants Æ fund study
    Building community downtown

    Thanks for your support!!

    http://danmagestro.net/market/

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