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01/31/2008: "SJI Farmer's Market Moves To Fairgrounds For Winter"

will be moving to a new location for the rest of the Winter. We believe that this is a news item that merits the attention of an article in your paper, because its effects will impact a broad spectrum of our community.

The San Juan Island Farmers Market is moving to the Fairgrounds for the remaining winter market days. Locally grown produce, meat, eggs, and cheese will be available along with an assortment of fresh baked goods and hot drinks.

Waldron farmer Joel Thorson stated that the proposal to move "comes out of a very positive and wide-ranging conversation about the future of the Fair and the Fairgrounds, the needs of the Farmers' Market, and how we might help each other out." However, other farmers cited tensions with the Grange as a major reason for the move.