Midland Community Proposal

PROPOSAL FOR A COMMUNITY MARKETPLACE

90-789 Sustainable Communities Development | Spring 2012 | Carnegie Mellon University Project Team: Arielle Burlett, Eleni Katrini, Maitri Shah Under the guidance of: Dr. Matthew Mehalik

Contents 1.

Executive Summary ........................................................................................................... 2

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Introduction....................................................................................................................... 3

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Context .............................................................................................................................. 4

3.1. History of Midland ............................................................................................................. 4 3.2. Midland Today ................................................................................................................... 5 3.2.1. Demographics .................................................................................................................... 5 3.2.2. Stakeholders ...................................................................................................................... 6 4.

Spatial Analysis .................................................................................................................. 9

4.1. Infrastructure Assessment of Surrounding Communities ................................................... 9 4.2. The Ohio River Trail ......................................................................................................... 11 4.3. Identifying the uses and amenities of Midland ................................................................. 12 4.3.1. The Borough .................................................................................................................... 12 4.3.2. Main Street District .......................................................................................................... 14 4.4. Defining a food desert ...................................................................................................... 16 5.

Proposal........................................................................................................................... 18

5.1. Case studies ..................................................................................................................... 18 5.2. The Market Model ............................................................................................................ 21 5.3. The Location .................................................................................................................... 23 6.

Recommendations ........................................................................................................... 25

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Phases of Implementation ................................................................................................ 34

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Funding and helpful resources ......................................................................................... 38

Bibliography ............................................................................................................................. 42 9.

Appendix ......................................................................................................................... 44

Additional resources for farms and farmers markets in PA and OH: ............................................. 44

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1. Executive Summary Midland is often referred to as a metaphorical island in Beaver County. It is about eight miles in from the nearest interstate highway, and is cut off from many of the amenities around it. The community of Midland approached the group knowing that it needed a grocery store and we recommend a community marketplace which will address Midland's pressing need for access to healthy food options. This marketplace is proposed to be an anchor to its main street, enhance Midland's image and make it a destination place for the neighboring boroughs. It aims to be economically sustainable, but also socially engaging, and gives the community a place that they can call their own, and can relate to.

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2. Introduction The town of Midland, located in Southwest Pennsylvania along the Ohio River, is filled with hard-working community members, dedicated to making the town a unique destination in Beaver County. The borough had developed a comprehensive plan in 1961, but Midland did not implement this plan, and post the decline of the industries, a new vision for Midland was required. The Carnegie Mellon University project team working with the Midland Borough and community representatives set out to assist the community by contributing to this new vision. Through discussions at a community meeting in February 2012, the CMU team identified the need for economic revitalization in the downtown district and better access to a grocery store.

Through an extensive geographic spatial analysis of the downtown area, meetings with various community stakeholders, and close interaction with the Midland Borough, the project team identified a variety of revitalization opportunities that would generate economic and social capital for the area. With the limited 12-week project scope, the team focused primarily on the community’s desire for a grocery store and economic revitalization of the downtown district through attractions to the community, which was expressed as the most desired need by the majority of community stakeholders.

After consulting with representatives from local organizations,

educational facilities, and developers, in addition to analyzing case studies of regional community market models (Ohio and Pennsylvania-based businesses), the team determined strategies for improving access to healthful food options and to address the need for better food resources and attractions within the Midland community.

As a result, the project team proposes the development of a community marketplace and meeting space, which will serve as the anchor point in the community for addressing multiple community needs: food resource accessibility increased main street activity, and a community meeting space.

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3. Context 3.1. History of Midland The Borough of Midland, located along the Ohio River in Beaver County, Pennsylvania maintains the advantage of close proximity to the counties of both Pennsylvania and Ohio. Midland is approximately 40 miles northwest of Pittsburgh and 2 miles east of East Liverpool, Ohio.

The Borough, established in 1906, soon experienced a growing steel industry, with the establishment of the Crucible Steel Company of Pittsburgh in 1911. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, Midland flourished as an industrial town, providing employment opportunities for residents of Midland and the surrounding communities. The population in this region saw tremendous growth during this time. In 1968, Colt Industries bought the Crucible Steel Company, becoming the largest integrated stainless steel producing plant in the country. The fall of the Western Pennsylvania steel industry, beginning in the late 1970s, led to a sharp decline in jobs in the Midland industrial plants. By the early 1980s, Beaver County had the highest unemployment rate in the nation (Midland Borough School District, 2009).

As employment

opportunities diminished, residents began to seek jobs elsewhere, reflected through Midland’s declining population and business district. As a result, the school board voted to close the Lincoln Junior/Senior High School in 1985, opting to bus students to the nearby school district in Ohio. Though education remained an obstacle for Midland, a 1997 Pennsylvania charter school law created an opportunity to bring educational opportunities back into the community. With the assistance of a $25,000 state grant, the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School was established in 2000. Increasing in student enrollment each year since its inception, the school now educates more than 11,000 students statewide (Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School, 2000). Though classes are taught online, the PA Cyber Charter School main office in Midland supports a large employee base from Beaver County and the surrounding areas. PA Cyber employs a total of 345 employees with 298 employees living outside of Midland.

In 2006, Midland expanded its image as a destination for alternative education opportunities by opening the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School and

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Performing Arts Center. Now in its sixth successful year, the Center offers a variety of arts-related events that has redefined the community’s image.

3.2.

Midland Today

As new opportunities continue to unfold, Midland’s dedicated community members and representatives are seeking ways to bring economic and social revitalization to the town by providing places for residents, employees of Midland businesses, and visitors to visit and spend more time in Midland. The desire is for Midland to become a destination in Beaver County, not only a place to do business and go home. In addition to attracting visitors to the community, addressing the needs of Midland residents during the revitalization process is crucial. Through the focus of a community market model, this project attempts to address both the needs of the Midland community and generate ways to support its revitalization through outside interest.

3.2.1. Demographics The demographic and socio-economic characteristics of Midland reflect a common occurrence seen throughout many Beaver County communities after the upset of the steel industry. Midland has seen a tremendous loss of population in the late nineties, but this has changed in the last decade. The establishment of new schools has seen an influx of transient population and rental housing in the area. As seen in the following table, the median age of the local people in the region is higher compared to the state and country (Midland, Pennsylvania, 2010). This is a direct result of loss of some of its younger population after the shutting down of industries and schools. Currently, there is a huge transient young population because of the revitalization of the education, however the old and the young are not interacting within the community, and are very disconnected.

An interesting statistic is that while the unemployment rate in the region is not significantly higher than the state or the country, the median income is significantly lower. Although PA Cyber has generated high paying jobs in this region, only 13.6% of

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these jobs attract local population. There is need of local jobs for the people of Midland for sustainable economic growth.

Table 1: Demographics for Midland, PA Midland

Pennsylvania

United States

Total Population(2010)

4,338

12,625,200

308,455,134

Population Change Since 1990

-14.37%

6.23%

24.02%

Population Change Since 2000

-13.17%

2.80%

9.61%

Median Age

40.90

38.80

35.60

17 and younger

24.39

23.83

25.90

From 18 to 54

44.17

49.38

51.40

55 and older

31.44

26.79

22.70

Unemployment %

6.73

5.87

6.14

Median Household Income

39,353

53,544

55,970

Population Trend

Age Trend

Economic Trend

3.2.2. Stakeholders As mentioned earlier, Midland has a strong and dedicated community, within which a variety of stakeholders work either independently or in collaboration with each other in order to promote the borough and its development. Firstly, the Midland Borough Municipality is working along with Midland Development Corporation for Midland’s evolution and growth of the borough. Their work has a tremendous impact on the current image of Midland and its evolution from an ex-industrial area to a lively community. The Midland Development Corporation is a non-profit entity that is dedicated to redefining the downtown business district and its relation to the areas around it, by triggering economic and residential activity. (TownCenter Associates, 2012) Along with the Borough and Midland Development Corp, TownCenter Associates are helping them to clearly define their comprehensive plan. The TownCenter Associates 6

are a group of specialists that provide helpful insights and support to traditional MainStreet communities like Midland. They focus on the communities’ downtown area and its economic development, by offering important guidance on creating a comprehensive plan.

After receiving the educational grant in 1998, Midland has developed a strong educational profile by providing residence to three different schools; the Midland Elementary/Middle School, the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School and the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School. Each one of them is an influential stakeholder in Midland through several operations and activities.

The Midland Borough School District went under times of depression after the breakdown of the steel industry in the area and due to decrease in student population, the high school closed in 1985. Since then the Midland Elementary and Middle School operates in the borough with almost 380 students and staff per year, and continues to send its high school students to East Liverpool’s school district.

The PA Cyber Charter School has been in Midland since 2000 and has brought significant economic activity to the borough. Even though it is an online school, and the students do not actually visit the borough; PA Cyber maintains 345 employees out of which the 298 live in the neighboring areas, and only 47 live in Midland. Consequently, PA Cyber offers to Midland a great daytime population. The drawback is that even though this population could bring substantial economic activity in the borough, due to the limited commercial and recreational infrastructures, this is not currently happening.

Based on our communication with Nicole Granito, PA Cyber’s Assistant Chief of Staff, there is no restaurant or café within the school’s amenities, and during their 35 minutes lunch break the employees have really limited options for food access in Midland. She claimed that most of them are packing their lunch from home, or they order fast food from Calcutta, Ohio or Beaver borough.

The last stakeholder from the educational sector of Midland is the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School, which acts under the Lincoln Park Center. The school opened in 2006 and along with the center is a strong point of attraction in Midland. It is a great asset for the community and it has strengthened its cultural, economic as well as the educational activity. The Lincoln Park Center facility is located next to the beautiful 7

park of Midland and it hosts both the school’s performances as well as events from the rest of the schools (Elementary and Middle School and PA Cyber). In addition to these, it occasionally attracts performers from outside of Midland. Its facilities include a 750seat theater, a 180-seat black-box theater, professional recording and video production studios, music and dance studios and classroom space. Currently they are constructing a new building which abuts the park. Among the new infrastructures, this new building will have an open air stage, which will have the view of the park and will be able to accommodate outdoor events.

The number of students attending Lincoln School has reached 650 in 2012. Most of them travel every day from neighboring areas that sometimes exceed the 10 miles radius. Based on our talk with Gavan Pamer, Artistic Director of the School, some students dedicate almost two hours each way just to come to class. This stresses the point that the students are really passionate and confirms that the school is a strong point of attraction. It shelters six departments related to arts; Dance, Health Science and the Arts, Literary Arts, Media, Music and Theatre. Through the Media department all the advertisement brochures and posters for the School’s events are prepared and distributed in the surrounding Boroughs.

The relationship between the three schools is really good and most of the times several collaborations are created. As mentioned above, the Lincoln School shelters the events of the other two schools, due to its great facilities. On the other hand, the Elementary/Middle School has a spacious kitchen and meal preparation area provides food to the Lincoln School’s students too, because even though it has a big dining area their kitchen is limited.

As mentioned previously, Midland’s residents are a really strong and active stakeholder and that is depicted by the community groups that exist and act within the borough. These groups energize Midland and act as unifiers and voices of the community. After our visits in the area and our communication with several of these groups, we identified three categories; the faith based groups, the arts and beautification groups and the social clubs. The faith based groups include the Saint Blaise Church, the Four Mile Church and the Saint George Serbian Orthodox Church.

Both the St. Blaise Church and the Four Mile Church organize several events and most of

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them are related to food. The Youth Connection of St. Blaise Church organizes the Table of Plenty the last Tuesday of each month, while the Four Mile Church has a Food Bank every second and fourth Monday of each month. Moreover the Four Mile Church has an outreach/construction day for the community every second Saturday of each month.

As far as the groups of arts and beautification are concerned, they include the West End Renaissance Committee, which is a non-profit organization that aims at making the neighborhood more livable and walkable through gardening, home improvements and repairs. Another group that is active within the Midland community and is related to arts is the Midland Arts Council (MAC), which was established in 2005. The council organizes various arts events, exhibitions and artists’ competitions within the borough, supporting the artistic profile of Midland, which is unique compared to the rest of the boroughs of Beaver County.

Finally, the Social Clubs play an important role in the community along with their meetings and meal events. Among them there are the Knights of Columbus, the American Legion and the Midland Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), out of which all of them organize monthly events where they offer food in exchange of a small amount of money. The American Legion organizes a spaghetti dinner each Wednesday, the Knights of Columbus serve breakfast the second Sunday of each month and the VFW have a breakfast buffet the last Sunday of each month.

4. Spatial Analysis 4.1. Infrastructure Assessment of Surrounding Communities Spanning 981 miles from Pittsburgh, PA to the entrance of the Mississippi River at Cairo, Illinois, the Ohio River flows twenty-four miles throughout twenty five Beaver County communities (Community History, 2012). Throughout the Industrial Revolution, the Ohio River was the key to the transportation of coal, making Beaver County a center for steel production throughout the 20th Century. The rise and fall of the steel industry left many communities in Beaver County void of jobs and inevitably attraction to the area dwindled by the 1980s (Community History, 2012).

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Today, many communities in Beaver County are experiencing economic revivals with the creation of new restaurants, improved streetscapes, and a commitment to sustainable futures. Beaver County’s close proximity to Ohio provides a more extensive network of services available for residents of its many communities. Accessibility to the Ohio River is an asset to many of Beaver County’s riverfront towns.

In order to assess Midland’s needs, the project team conducted an analysis of services in Midland and the surrounding communities utilizing downtown information from the Town Center Associates website as a key resource along with site visits.

Focusing primarily on towns in Beaver County and nearby Ohio communities, the team identified Midland’s accessibility to facilities including farmers’ markets, community centers, libraries, hospitals, schools, grocery stores, and casinos (a point of interest for many Midland residents, as stated in community meeting). It is important to note that the project team focused on a limited number of public amenities and points of interest that may be useful to Midland community members.

A more extensive assessment

would be beneficial to identify further community needs.

Grocery Stores Schools Libraries Community Centers Casinos Farmers Markets

Figure 1: Map showing amenities in and around Beaver County

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4.2. The Ohio River Trail The Ohio River Trail project is designed to connect communities along the Ohio River and enhance opportunities for recreation and transportation. Twenty seven riverfront towns throughout Southwestern PA, including Midland, are selected for the Ohio River Trail Project, which is part of a larger ‘greenway corridor’ currently being developed across Pennsylvania (Ohio River Trail Council, 2012). The Ohio River Trail would provide an alternative transportation corridor between communities. The objective is to reduce traffic congestion and pollution in the towns through the development of pedestrian and bicycle paths, recreational opportunities, and transportation options.

Figure 2: Image highlighting the boroughs involved in the Ohio River Trail Porject

In 2011, Midland received significant news that the town was selected as a $175,000 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant recipient. Along with only three other communities

in

Southwest

PA—Monaca,

Aliquippa,

Coraopolis—the

Midland

community is designated as a brownfield site that will be revitalized and become an important recreational destination along the proposed Ohio River Trail (Ohio River Trail Council, 2012).

For the Midland section of the Ohio River Trail project, a master plan has been proposed that reroutes trucks from driving on Midland’s main street, Midland Avenue,

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and instead use a proposed truck route that runs from Route 68 along the railroad and industrial zone in Midland.

Figure 3: Map showing the proposal of Ohio River Trail project within Midland (SGA Landscape Architecture Planning)

The bike trail is proposed for development along Railroad Avenue, which would allow users to access restaurants and services along Midland’s main street or continue on the bike path without interference of congested town or truck traffic.

4.3. Identifying the uses and amenities of Midland 4.3.1. The Borough With a total area of 13.85 miles, the Midland Borough sits opportunely near the borders of Ohio and Pennsylvania, making the town an ideal destination for visitors from surrounding communities in both states. Midland is also accessible from Interstate 376 (I-376).

Since the community sits approximately 8 miles from the

Interstate’s Midland exit, Midland residents are forced to drive a long distance to purchase food and other amenities. Though Midland currently feels removed from the other nearby boroughs by distance and services, there is great potential for it to become an activity destination for people from other towns as well as for Midland residents.

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The borough is distinctly divided into three zones - Industrial (shown as orange in figure), Residential (shown as yellow in figure) and Main Street (shown as blue in figure). The industrial zone currently exists along the riverfront with specialty material production companies such as ATI Allegheny Ludlum, WHEMCO Steel and Kinder Morgan. The residential zone makes up a majority of the town to the north of Midland Avenue (opposite the industry zone) and the corners of Midland Avenue. The Borough’s commercial zone (often referred to as the Main Street) is primarily designated to Midland Avenue between 5th and 14th Streets.

Approximately 37, 092 square feet of the down-town area is vacant lots or buildings. A mixture of public and private-use parking lots cover 70, 122 square feet of Midland and Midland representatives have expressed need for more parking lot development. Lincoln Park, an expansive green space that sits adjacent to the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center is a highlight in the community.

Figure 4: Land Use map for Midland, PA – Industrial, Residential uses and Main Street

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4.3.2. Main Street District Midland Avenue, Midland’s main street was chosen as the project team’s primary focus because it has the most potential for stimulating economic and social activity. The main street consists of a dense commercial zone between 5th and 9th Streets, but more sprawl and inactivity between 9th and 14th Streets.

Based on the project team’s analysis, the town’s main amenities include a library, U.S. Post Office, the Midland Borough Elementary-Middle School, Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School and Center, and Lincoln Park. After speaking with community representatives and conducting an assessment of the town’s food resources and surrounding services in the region, the project team identified a lack of food options within 10 miles of the Midland community. As expressed at the initial community meeting attended by Dan Doyle, President of the Midland Development Corporation, Diane Kemp, Manager of the Midland Borough, and Mark Peluso, President of Town Center Associates, and the CMU project team, the community wants to spur economic growth within Midland’s business district through new opportunities for people to purchase groceries, eat meals, and participate in recreational activities in the town instead of going to neighboring communities as in the current situation.

After addressing food accessibility as the main area of need facing the community, the project team conducted a spatial analysis of the resources in Midland. The team found that Midland residents currently travel outside of the community, mostly to Aliquippa, Beaver and East Liverpool, to access a full-scale grocery store. In fact, the only available food options in Midland were categorized by the project team as a few small-scale restaurants, a convenience store, a gas station and a few food take-out options. Of more than seventy-five plots on Main Street, only six are food related, and none of these is a full scale grocery store (Figure 5). While the restaurants serve lunches and dinners, there was no cafe or deli which would cater to the people. Most of the restaurants face inwards, and do not add to the activity or character of the street. While some have awnings, none open to the sidewalk, inviting people into the space. Informal interviews with employees of Midland businesses showed that most employees pack a lunch daily due in part to the lack of food options or go to the neighboring towns of Beaver and Monaca, PA or Calcutta, OH. One way to attract employees, students, and visitors to spend money and time in Midland during daytime business hours, after work, 14

and weekends is through offering a greater variety of quality food options. The project team focused their attention on this opportunity.

The group also noticed a very high number of service related businesses and car repair shops in particular. The team anticipates some services that address to the bikers on the Ohio River trail will be added to this. With more services coming in, the need for smaller delis, coffee shops and cafes will be even more pressing.

Figure 5: Land Use map for Main Street, Midland

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4.4. Defining a food desert Opportunities to improve the food landscape in Midland are numerous. With a strategic location along the Ohio River and bordering two agriculturally abundant states, Midland can become a destination for food and fun.

As noted in the previous section, Midland has a lack of food resources. According to the United States Department of Agriculture’s ‘Food Desert Locator,’ the Midland community is currently defined as a food desert (U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2011). Though there are several variations of the definition, the USDA uses the Healthy Food Financing Initiative’s (HFFI) definition as a “low-income census tract where a substantial number or share of residents has low access to a supermarket or large grocery store” (U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2011). The implications of limited food accessibility in communities, especially areas considered as food deserts, often influence the health and economy of the community and its residents (Wrigley, Warm, Margetts, & Whelen, 2002) (Pothukuchi, 2004).

Table 2: Midland Food Desert Data

Midland Figures Population

3137

Number of low-income people with low access

631

Number of housing units without a vehicle with low access

292

Percentage of total population that is low-income and has low access

20.3

Percentage of housing units without a vehicle with low access

20.5

(U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2011)

The features above qualify Midland as a food desert. The following map shows boroughs in Beaver County that are considered food deserts.

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Midland, PA

Figure 6: Food Desert Map

Community food systems “strengthen localities and regions in diverse ways and provide viable alternatives to the other streams” (Pothukuchi, 2004, p. 356). Support is mounting for investment in small to moderately-scaled food retailers, opposed to largescale grocery stores, in communities that are looking to reshape and strengthen the economic and social conditions of the neighborhood. By providing a market for regional producers, processors, distributors, and consumers, community food systems enhance the opportunities for community planning, improve local and regional economies, and address the direct needs of the represented community (Pothukuchi, 2004, p.

357).Under the framework of community food security, community members are the foundation of solving food issues in their area (Pothukuchi, 2004, p. 357). Community food security ensures that all residents “obtain a safe, culturally acceptable, nutritionally adequate diet through a sustainable food system that maximizes community self-reliance and social justice” (Pothukuchi, 2004, p. 357).

An important component of community food security and planning are community food assessments that allow specific areas to identify their own needs and available resources through methods including surveys, interviews, focus groups, and census data (Pothukuchi, 2004, p. 363). Though an in-depth community food assessment was not conducted for this study, the data collected here will be useful for further community food planning research in Midland.

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5. Proposal 5.1. Case studies The case studies described below are both alternative grocery store models that support the functionality of a community food market and café approach. Both markets are regionally-based (Ohio and Pennsylvania), showcasing the interest level for similar progressive models here in Western Pennsylvania.

I. Local Roots Market & Café: Wooster, Ohio

The Local Roots Market and Café was created in February 2009 as a way to make foods produced in Ohio more accessible to consumers. Before becoming a retail facility, the Wooster community stakeholders established the Wooster Local Foods Cooperative, Inc. in order to gain support and a membership base to move forward with plans to open a food market (Local Roots Market & Cafe, 2010). As a cooperative, the market is owned and operated by the community. Unique to the Local Roots model, both producers who sell at the market and the consumers who purchase their goods at the market can become members. This membership commitment brings a sense of investment and ownership, which factors directly into the market’s success.

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By the end of 2009, Local Roots was on its way to becoming a licensed Retail Food Establishment (RFE) through the financial assistance from a Specialty Crop Block Grant from the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA)/USDA, memberships to the cooperative, donations from local businesses, and many volunteers (Local Roots Market and Cafe, 2012). The Local Roots Market & Café opened its doors officially in January 2010. In 2010, the Market received more funds from the ODA to complete a commercially-licensed kitchen that enabled the cooperative to open the Local Roots Café. In 2012, the Market plans to finish a full-scale commercial kitchen, which will allow producers to utilize the space for cooking and preserving of their products for sale in the market.

This model shows that a successful market can be implemented in phases. Making adjustments along the way and listening to the voices of the community will help to guide a successful market model that is unique to the neighborhood and its residents and visitors.

Highlights of the Local Roots Market & Café: 

Online product ordering system

In addition the physical market, Local Roots offers an online ordering system for customers to purchase produce and goods from local farmers that can be picked up at the market or delivered. To serve members that do not have internet access, Local Roots has a catalog of available products and mail-in forms. 

Serves as informal community center and meeting space

Local organizations and businesses can meet for coffee or lunch and also request catering of events from the café. The Café also serves as an event space for educational classes and activities such as gardening, cooking, and crafts. 

Consumer and producer cooperative model

The Market’s members and producers both have a stake in ownership and operation of the cooperative. 

Many membership benefits

Though consumers are not required to become members to shop in the market, there are many perks to buying a membership such as use of the market’s online ordering system; discounts to classes and events, and voting in the Wooster Local Foods Cooperative, Inc.’s elections. Only 10 hours of volunteering pays for a membership.

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Second location already opened in Ashland, OH

Due to success of the Wooster location, the Local Roots Market & Café is expanding to other cities in Ohio!

II. Marty’s Market: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania According to owner Regina Koetters, "The market utilizes a community-based business model. Our inventive programming, dynamic menu, proprietary products, knowledgeable staff, and sustainable design will distinguish it from other food purveyors in the region. We intend to be a great complement to the Strip District's existing food retailers and eateries” (New Market in the Strip, 2012).

Catering to the growing consumer demand for specialty and community-based food venues, Marty’s Market is looking to become a “destination” in the popular Strip District neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA. With an emphasis on working with local farmers, processors, and distributors, the Marty’s Market team hopes to source a variety of products from producers within a 150-mile radius of the area. Set to open in June 2012, Marty’s Market will be a full-service grocer, selling fresh produce, meats, prepared meals, and staple foods like bread, milk, and eggs.

Highlights of Marty’s Market:     

Focus on community connections Local and regional sourcing seasonally in addition to distributors from outside of region when necessary Culinary classes and demos Coffee bar and cafe Outdoor seating

Identified Limitations as an example model: Due to its prime location in Pittsburgh’s Strip District, Marty’s Market will be tapped into a large consumer base that is already established in the neighborhood. It should also be noted that since Marty’s Market does not open until June 2012, the success of this model is not yet known and therefore should be evaluated more extensively after it opens.

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5.2. The Market Model

The Midland Community Marketplace

Figure 7 - Proposed Marketplace signage

In conducting an assessment of Midland’s primary amenities, it was evident that a grocery store is needed in the community. In addition to a grocery store, the project team discussed the value in creating a community gathering point in the town that not only unifies Midland residents, but also connects to the larger community of visitors, students, and business employees that utilize the town.

Based on the community needs assessment and alternative grocery store models described above, the project team proposes The Midland Community Marketplace. In order to activate Midland Avenue and create a more integrated community setting along the main street, the project team wanted to develop a multi-purpose space located in the midst of Midland’s central business district. The Midland Community Marketplace will serve not only as a grocery store, but also as a space for the community to utilize on a daily basis and for special events. Based on the project team’s ideas and findings, a three-pronged approach is proposed for the community market:

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I. Market:  

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Small scale, full service grocery store Emphasis on locally and regionallysourced fruits, vegetables, and valueadded products; will work with distributors from outside of the region depending on season, product availability, and consumer demand Affordability: Bulk purchasing and food assistance programs for qualifying shoppers Community-driven: Focus on volunteer help will keep costs low

II. Café:    

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Open daily: 10am to 6pm (Monday thru Thursday) 11am to 9pm (Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays) Emphasis on healthy, affordable lunch, snack, and prepared meal (togo) options Coffee bar Indoor and outdoor seating

III. Event Space:   

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Casual meeting space Rentable space for private events Promotes smaller art and performances by students and faculty from Lincoln Park Performing Arts School and other local artists

The Midland Community Marketplace will act as a springboard for further economic progress along Midland Avenue. The Midland Community Marketplace will be a hub for regional farmers and other producers to connect with consumers and to build the economic and social activity that is currently unfolding in the town. By working with cooperatives and food distribution hubs already established in Western Pennsylvania, the Marketplace will be the drop-off site in Midland for consumers to pick up produce and other regionally processed and distributed products that are ordered through distributors with whom the Marketplace has a business contract. Regional distributors (specific distributors described in detail below) also offer wholesale contracts, which would allow the Midland Community Marketplace to sell their products in the market, and even the local schools to arrange agreements for bulk purchasing at lower cost.

5.3. The Location The greatest number of currently vacant buildings on Midland Avenue is located on the 6th and 7th Street blocks of Midland Avenue. The project team proposes the location of the Midland Community Marketplace at 630-632 Midland Avenue. Due to the fact that the plot lies between the proposed Ohio River Trail and Midland Avenue, the location makes the market a perfect destination both for people that come by car and by bike. Moreover, because of recent renovations, the building’s exterior is welcoming and ideally located in Midland’s central business district. The building’s interior is also renovated. As the former Midland 5 & 10, a variety store that served the community for many years, the building’s infrastructure is already equipped for the needs of a retail store. The choice of the specific building helps also built on the collective memory. The property is currently for sale or lease under a local developer firm. Mr. Bill Smith of Midland Real Estate LP conveyed interest in the construction of a community food market on the site (Smith, 2012). Interest has already been expressed in a bakery and coffee shop across the street in addition to a delicatessen. The project team sees an opportunity to incorporate these efforts into one site or work closely with the interested parties to enhance the business district.

Another positive point of the Ohio River Trail project that will enhance the image of the market is that all truck traffic that currently uses the main street is proposed to shift 23

from Midland Avenue to the area next to the existing railway line. If this move gets actually realized, it will help to reduce traffic congestion and make the main street more inviting for residents and visitors.

Figure 8: Map highlighting vacant lots along Main Street and proposed location and building of the market

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6. Recommendations The Midland Community Marketplace is a strategic component of a broader comprehensive plan that seeks to continually improve the town’s image and economic activity along Midland Avenue. Among Midland’s many strengths, the most prominent and directly correlated to the proposed Midland Community Market are highlighted below:

1. Involvement of Midland Development Corporation As an influential non-profit entity in Midland, the Midland Development Corporation is an important voice in the community that works closely with the Midland Borough Municipality and surrounding areas.

Potential Partnership: The project team envisions the Midland Community Marketplace as a public-private partnership owned by the Midland Development Corporation and a local private developer.

Ownership split between a non-profit organization and a private sector

developer provides more accessibility to funding opportunities and resources that will lead to long-term sustainability of the market (FHWA Office of Innovative Program Delivery, 2004).

2. Expand on good relationships with surrounding boroughs and existing network of regional farmers and distributors One of Midland’s primary strengths is its good relationship with the surrounding boroughs. The community can continue to build on its current relationship by promoting upcoming activities and events throughout Beaver County at the Marketplace and on its website. Events held at the Midland Community Marketplace, along with general publicizing of the Marketplace will be promoted at other businesses throughout Beaver County.

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With a focus on regional farmers and distributors as much as possible each season, the Midland Community Marketplace can establish relationships with the existing network of farmers and distributors in Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio.

Potential Partnerships: 1. Harvest Co-op Beaver Falls: www.harvestbeaverfalls.org/ The Harvest Co-op Beaver Falls is a local Beaver County cooperative that maintains an online ordering system for purchasing. The Midland Community Marketplace can serve as the drop-off center for Midland residents. Midland’s close proximity to the Ohio border invites an opportunity for Harvest Co-op to expand their business reach into neighboring Ohio communities, using the Midland Community Marketplace as the pick-up site.

2. Penn’s Corner Farm Alliance: http://www.pennscorner.com/ Penn's Corner Farm Alliance is a farmer cooperative catering to the Southwest PA region. Working with over 30 farmers, they deliver produce and value-added farm products to customers directly from the farmers to customers through a Community Supported Agriculture program (CSA), an online ordering system, and wholesale deliveries (Penn's Corner Farm Alliance, 2012). Though Penn’s Corner currently does not distribute in Beaver County, the Midland Community Marketplace can establish the first drop-off site in Beaver County. A wholesale distribution agreement between Penn’s Corner Farm Alliance and the Market would help to meet the grocery demands of the community and even support a percentage of the food prepared in the Midland Community Marketplace’s café and Midland’s school cafeterias.

3. Clarion River Organics: http://www.clarionriverorganics.com/ Clarion River Organics is comprised of 10 farms in Western PA that offers a cooperative distribution system of their produce and goods. Though smaller than Penn’s Corner Farm Alliance, they have a similar model in that they offer a CSA, online ordering system, and wholesale distribution—all which could be integrated into the Midland Community Marketplace plans and focus as a hub for regional produce and product distribution.

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4. Republic Food Enterprise Center:

(no website currently, contact Joe Bute of

Hollymead Capital Partners LLC for more information) The Republic of Food Enterprise Center will open in 2012 as a food hub located in Fayette County.

The Food Enterprise Center will work directly with farmers to

distribute their products into grocery stores and restaurants throughout the region, which can serve as a resource and distributor for the Midland Community Marketplace.

This interactive map displays the vast array of farms, processors, and distributors that define the Western Pennsylvania and nearby Ohio agricultural landscape designed through a local sustainable business enterprise, Hollymead Capital Partners LLC:

Figure 9: Map showing regional distributors around Midland

For more information, go to http://regionaldb.hollymeadcapital.com/ For complete list on farms and farmers markets in PA and OH: Refer to the Appendix

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3. Many opportunities are foreseen to develop mutual relationships between the Midland Community Marketplace and local schools.

With Midland’s strong educational profile, there are many opportunities for the Midland Community Marketplace to engage with the Lincoln Park Performing Arts School, PA Cyber School, and Midland Elementary and Middle Schools.

Potential Partnerships: 1. Midland Borough School District The Midland Elementary and Middle School currently prepares and provides daily meals for the students of the Lincoln Park Performing Arts School.

With the

opportunity for wholesale purchasing, the Midland Community Marketplace can source fresh produce and foods for the Elementary/Middle school cafeteria and the LPPAC cafeteria. The Marketplace can play an important role in establishing healthier choices for the school lunch programs.

2. Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School and Center Based on communication with Gavan Pamer, Artistic Director of LPPAC, students of Lincoln Park would benefit from a space to gather and eat before after-school rehearsals.

One of the first concerns expressed by the community members was a lack of destinations for visitors to gather before and after events and performances at the Lincoln Park Center. The Midland Community Marketplace will not only serve as a food destination, but also as a space for socializing. Activity generated at the Marketplace before and after performances will encourage additional businesses to cater to LPPAC audiences.

The Media Department of LPPACS promotes the center’s and school’s events and has an existing relationship with groups and businesses in the surrounding boroughs that can be expanded for marketing purposes. The project team sees an opportunity for the LPPACS to assist in the promotion of the Midland Community Marketplace in

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neighboring communities and among a larger audience through the establishment of an internet presence that the LPPAC’s Media Department may help to create.

Figure 10 - Proposed posters for the Marketplace's promotion

3. Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School The large daytime population in Midland is incentive for opening new food ventures in the town for lunch and dinner options for employees. Most PA Cyber employees either bring lunches from home or order lunch from the neighboring communities of Beaver, Monaca, or Calcutta, OH (Granito, 2012). The Midland Community Marketplace will offer quality lunch and to-go meals, encouraging employees to spend money at local businesses in the Midland community.

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4. Integration with the Ohio River Trail Bicycle and Walking Paths

Figure 11 - View of the Marketplace from Railroad Avenue and bike trail

The Ohio River Trail Project plans include a bike trail on Railroad Avenue and Midland Avenue close to the proposed location of the Marketplace. The Midland Community Marketplace will be a destination for bicyclists and walkers to stop for lunch, snacks, or a drink at the coffee bar. Vacant lots around the market can cater to bikers’ other needs; cycle shop etc.

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5. Midland’s dedicated and enthusiastic community members are an integral part of making the town an economically and socially viable place to live and visit into the future.

There are many opportunities to involve the community in both the construction and operation of the Market, which will ensure the success of this model. Involving the residents will yield a collective sense of ownership of the marketplace. Below are three examples: a. Construction Days: In order to make the market a community-driven endeavor from the initial phase, volunteers will be important throughout the construction process.

With the

implementation of “Construction Days,” designated volunteer days for community groups and student groups to help with interior painting and construction will help to make the Market special to the Midland community. b. Artisan Days: The Midland Community Marketplace will be a platform for showcasing talent in Beaver County and beyond. Providing a space for artists from Lincoln Park Performing Arts School and Center to present their work, along with opportunities for small art shows and sales will promote both the Marketplace and the community stakeholders. c. Cooking Days: As expressed during a community meeting, there is a desire to facilitate more opportunities to bridge the young and elderly residents in the community. “Cooking Days,” held monthly in the event space at the Marketplace will emphasize learning and sharing through recipes, cooking classes and even lunches or dinners to follow. This event will allow young Midland residents to engage with older residents and learn about the unique cultural and food heritage that defines the region.

Potential Partnerships: In order for these opportunities to be successful, community groups are needed to energize residents and act as unifiers and voices of the community. The dedicated 31

community groups, as described in the ‘Stakeholders’ section of this report, each will play an important role in making the Midland Community Marketplace a successful community-based model.

In addition, monthly events such as the Table of Plenty dinner can work directly with the Marketplace to source affordable, fresh foods for these events.

The

Marketplace’s café will also be available for private parties that can be held in the rentable event space of the Marketplace.

6. Beautification An important part of the revitalization process of the Main Street is the beautification of the sidewalks. In order to activate the public space in Midland, a walkable, pedestrian friendly route throughout the business district is essential. In addition, retractable awnings on the outside of businesses on Midland Avenue will provide shade and aesthetic appeal. Trees, planters and benches placed along the main street will help to beautify the district and also provide shade. Strategic spots should be identified along the designated areas, in order to avoid obstructing signage of the businesses on Main Street. (Figure 12) Lampposts with hanging flower baskets are also a good option for adding color and charm to the main street.

Figure 12 - Possible areas of implementation of trees without disturbing the businesses' signage

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Potential Partnership: Local arts and beautification groups that already have a strong presence in Midland will be important to the continued empowerment of the town. Partnerships with the West End Renaissance Committee and Midland Arts Council can help to establish more community food gardens, flower gardens, public art, and street beautification.

Figure 13 - View of the sidewalk with Marketplace's outdoor seating

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7. Phases of Implementation From the recommendations it is clear that a long term vision is required to truly achieve them, and the need for a timeline was recognized.

Phase I (0-2 Years): 1. Establish a Regional Food Initiative Team Similar to the Wooster Local Foods Cooperative, Inc., a ‘task force’ of community members from Midland and other nearby towns should be organized to work directly with the Midland Development Corporation on generating ideas and partnerships for the market.

This team can help to research further funding opportunities and even set up a temporary farmer’s market before the Midland Community Marketplace is ready in order to establish an interested consumer base. The farmer’s market could be seasonal and attract farmers and distributors from surrounding boroughs in Lincoln Park, along with related events.

Figure 14 - View of the proposed seasonal Farmer's Market in Lincoln Park

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2. Community and Stakeholder Support The initial phase of development must include integration of community and stakeholder support for the Midland Community Marketplace. Though there already seems to be general community-wide consensus in the need for a grocer in the neighborhood, the vision for the market is based on the involvement and support from the community and its stakeholders from the beginning of the project and onwards. An outreach program to the community that will guarantee everybody’s needs are considered is always a crucial part of a sustainable development. (Sustainable Pittsburgh, 2012) Therefore, plans and decision-making must include the community from the start. In order to involve the community, a variety of approaches can be utilized: 

Charettes:

A series of workshops that help a group or community create a

development plan that is supported by all involved stakeholders (Farr, 2008).

Charettes can be conducted in unique ways that include public art projects, such as artist Candy Chang’s approach of community surveys and ‘questionnaires’ in public spaces that are becoming popular throughout the country including Pittsburgh’s North Side neighborhood (Chang). 

Surveys: The Community Food Security Coalition provides a list of surveys and tools that can be used to assess a community’s food needs and generate support by community members (Community Food Security Coalition, 2012).

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Marketing: Community interest and support will be a key through an updated blog site on the market plans, community meetings, and reaching out to local churches and schools.

Figure 15 - Images from Candy Chang's artistic approaches of community surveys

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3. Continued Façade Development and Beautification along Midland Avenue As expressed throughout this report, the Midland Community Marketplace is envisioned as one aspect of a broader comprehensive plan.

If funding and

implementation opportunities are limited, there are other strategies for igniting economic activity and main street improvement. Façade and main street improvement strategies include:    

Awnings on business exteriors Benches on main street and chairs/tables outside of businesses for social gathering Sidewalk improvement, flower baskets, planter boxes and public art initiatives with the help of local community groups Work with vacant lots for extended implementation of trees and plants

Figure 16 - Upfront View of the Market's proposed Facade

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4. Application for Funding of Sustainability Endeavors Funding resources included in this report that focus on other sustainable community development efforts, including pervious parking lots, should be applied for during the initial phase. Therefore, if the Midland Community Marketplace plans are delayed, community improvements can still move forward.

Phase II (2-5 Years): 1. Market First, Café and Events Space Next As mentioned in ‘The Market Model’ section, if funds are limited, the Midland Community Marketplace can be completed in phases.

2. Foster Relationships with Neighboring Boroughs Support from neighboring communities is important to promotion of the Marketplace throughout the region.

The Marketplace will offer an alternative

experience to the grocery stores and food establishments in other communities and will not be seen as direct competition.

3. Continue to Build Regional Food Network The Regional Food Initiative team will continue to expand its relationship with regional farmers, distributors, and processors.

Working with the aforementioned

cooperatives and Republic Food Enterprise Center will also help to establish the Marketplace as a Beaver County hub for the alternative food network.

4. Promote Midland Avenue as a destination along the Ohio River Trail The Ohio River Trail will be an asset to economic activity on Midland Avenue. In order to increase foot traffic from bikers and walkers, Midland Avenue should be seen as a “destination” along the Ohio River Trail.

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Phase III (5+ Years): 1. Continue to Build Community Connections between Midland Community Marketplace and Other Local Businesses Once the Midland Community Marketplace is established, engagement and collaboration with other local businesses will ensure sustainable economic development in the area and a viable commercial district.

2. Continually Reassess Community’s Needs Maintaining an open dialogue with all community stakeholders through surveys, community meetings, and community-wide events will ensure that as Midland’s business district changes, the voice of each stakeholder is still heard.

3. Adherence of Midland Community Marketplace to Original Mission Statement As the Marketplace grows, it will be vital to evaluate and monitor the short-term and long-term economic, social, and environmental contributions of the business. The Marketplace is designed to serve a variety of needs within the community. Reflecting often on the core values of the business will guarantee that its original objectives are continuously met.

8. Funding and helpful resources Under the leadership of the Midland Borough Manager Diane Kemp, Midland has applied for multiple grants in recent years (Kemp, 2012).

Pending Grants: 1. Duquesne Light: Grant for streetscape projects 2. Penn Dot: Grant for signal lights, pedestrian lights and back-up electrical systems at Midland intersections through the Transportation, Community and System Preservation Program/Discretionary Grant Program

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Funding Opportunities for Midland Community Marketplace: 1. Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program (CFPCGP): This is a federally-funded grant program through the United States Department of Agriculture that promotes the development of community food projects in qualifying neighborhoods. Project funding ranges from $10,000-$300,000 over one to three years (one-time grants) (U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2009). requirements are:

The needed

Available to non-profit organizations (Partnership with the

Midland Development Corporation will make this grant opportunity possible.)

For more information, please visit: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/food/in_focus/hunger_if_competitive.html 2. Pennsylvania Specialty Crop Grant Program (USDA): This federal program through the USDA and PA Department of Agriculture can be used for market development of specialty crops such as fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, and dried fruits (DOA, 2012) . The needed requirements are: Available to Pennsylvania non-profit organizations, local government entities, for-profit organizations (encouraged to apply in partnership) For more information, please visit: http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_24476_10297_ 0_43/AgWebsite/Files/Publications/SCBGP-FB2012Announcement.pdf 3. Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP): The FMPP is a program under the USDA that encourages local food systems through direct marketing promotion (U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2012). This grant can be used for establishing a farmers’ market in Midland. The requirements are: Available to cooperatives, economic development corporations, local governments, non-profits, producer networks, public benefit corporations, farmers’ markets For more information, please visit: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=kyf_grants_ams3_conte nt.html

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Funding Opportunities for Local Business Development: 1. Community Services Block Grant (CSBG): CSBG is a federal program that provides funding to eligible local level community agencies.

The Community Services

Program of Beaver County distributes the local CSBGs, which can be used for a variety of community services, such as employment placement (Community Services Programs, 2012) .

For more information, please visit: http://www.beavercountypa.gov/community-services-program-%E2%80%93programs 2. Business and Industry (B&I) Guaranteed Loan Program: The B&I Loan Program improves the economic and environmental conditions of rural areas by promoting employment, conservation, and other benefits that impact the sustainability of a community.

The requirements are:

Cooperative organization, corporation,

partnership, or other legal entity organized and operated on a profit or nonprofit basis (U.S. Department of Agriculture) For more information, visit: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/busp/b&i_gar.htm

Sustainable Development Initiatives: 1. Community Facilities Program (CF): Under the USDA, this program provides loans and grants to rural communities for the construction or renovation of facilities and promotes local food system projects such as farmers’ markets and school and community kitchens (USDA, 2012). The requirements are: Available to public and non-profit entities For more information, please visit: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=kyf_grants_rd4_content. html

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2. Green Initiatives Program:

This grant is available through the Pennsylvania

Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) to promote storm water, drinking water, and waste water management through infrastructure projects (Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority , 2012). This grant can be used in Midland to convert space into pervious parking lots that have a dual purpose of water management and fill a need for public parking.

For more information, please visit: http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/funding_programs/9322/gre en_initiatives/541807

Additional Resources and Funding:       

Penn State Cooperative Extension: http://extension.psu.edu/ Community Food Security Coalition: http://www.foodsecurity.org/funding.html U.S. Small Business Administration: http://www.sba.gov/category/navigationstructure/loans-grants

Food Coop Initiative: http://www.foodcoopinitiative.coop/ Pennsylvania Fresh Food Financing Initiative: http://www.thefoodtrust.org/php/programs/fffi.php Tempark: www.tempark.com Environmentally-friendly, temporary parking lots

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9. Appendix Additional resources for farms and farmers markets in PA and OH: (Agricultural Marketing Services, USDA, 2012) MarketName 17 on the Square Adams County Farmers' Market Association, Inc. Adams County Farmers' Market Association, Inc. Fridays Farm Fresh Market

Website

Gettysburg Farmers' Market

http://www.acfarmersmarkets.org/gettysburgfarmers.html http://www.acfarmersmarkets.org

Saturday's Farm Fresh Market Bloomfield Citiparks Farmers Market Carrick Citparks Farmers Market City County Building Farmers Market Corapopolis Farmers Market Downtown Pittsburgh Citiparks Farmers Market East Liberty Farmers Market Farmers Coop Market of East Liberity Focus on Renewal Highland Park Citiparks Farmers Market Moon Farmers Market Mt Lebanon Lions Farmers Market North Side Citiparks Farmers Market Pittsburgh Public Market Plaza Farmers Market South Side Citiparks Farmers Market St. Ursula Parish West End Citiparks Farmers Market WIC downtown Pittsburgh Wilkinsburg Farmers Market Ambridge Farmers Market Beaver County Fruit Company I Beaver Falls Farmers Market Downtown Bedford Farmers Market Fairgrounds Farmers Market Kutztown's Main Street Growers Market Leesport Farmers Market Inc. Renningers Farmers Market Shillington Farmers market The Boyertown Farmers Market West Reading Farmers Market

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http://www.acfarmersmarkets.org http://www.acfarmersmarkets.org http://www.acfarmersmarkets.org

http://www.moontwp.com http://www.MtLebanonLionsFarmersMarket.co m http://www.pittsburghpublicmarket.org

http://www.KutztownMarket.com http://www.leesportmarket.com http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/ Shillington-FarmersMarket/169990412682?v=info http://www.boyertownpa.org http://westreadingmainstreet.org/farmersmark et.htm

Altoona Farmers Market Hollidaysburg Farmers Market Hunting Grower's Market Tyrone Farmers Market Eagles Mere Farmers Market Delaware Valley College Farmers Market Doylestown Farmers Market Doylestown Farmers' Market Lower Makefield Farmers Market New Hope Farmers' Market Ottsville Farmers Market Quakertown Farmers Market Springtown Farmers' Market The Warrington Farmers' Market at Valley Square Wrightstown Mars Farmers Market Cambria City Farmer's Market Downtown Johnstown Farmer's Market Ebensburg Farmers Market Jim Thorpe Farmers Market Mahoning Farmers Market North Atherton Farmers Market Philipsburg Farmers Market BALD EAGLE VALLEY METHODIST CHURCH Bellefonte FM Boalsburg Farmers Market

http://www.berryfieldsfarm.net http://www.delawarevalleycollege.com http://www.buckinghampacivic.org http://www.buckscountyfoodshedalliance.org http://www.newhopefarmermarket.com http://www.ottsvillefarmersmarket.com http://www.quakertownfarmersmkt.com http://www.springtownfarmersmarket.org http://www.shopvalleysquare.com http://headhousemarket.org http://www.cityofjohnstownpa.net http://www.cityofjohnstownpa.net http://www.ebensburgpa.com http://www.jimthorpefarmersmarket.org/ http://www.nathertonmarket.com

http://boalsburgfarmersmarket.com

MAIN STREET FARMERS MARKET Millesburg FM Millheim Farmers Market OLD GREGG SCHOOL FARMERS MARKET RUNNSVILLE FARMERS MARKET STATE COLLEGE FM Anselma Farmers' and Artisans' Market Eagleview Farmers Market Farmers Market at Great Valley Kennett Square Farmer's Market New Garden Growers Market Parkesburg Farm Community Market Phoenixville Farmers' Market West Chester Growers Market West Grove Farmers Market Clarion County Farmers Market Clearfield County Farmers Market Dubois Farmers Market Lock Haven Farmers' Market Bloomsburg Farmers Market

http://facebook.com/anselmamarket http://www.eagleviewfarmersmarket.com http://sites.google.com/site/farmersmarketatgre atvalley/ http://www.historickennettsquare.com/farmers http://www.newgardengrowers.com http://www.parkesburg.org http://www.phoenixvillefarmersmarket.org http://www.westchestergrowersmarket.com

http://www.duboispachamber.com http://www.lockhaven.org http://www.bloomsburgpa.org/farmersmarket.h tm

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Boro Farmers Market Church Run Farmers Market Meadville Farmers Market Carlisle Central Farmers Market Carlisle Farmers Market Deitch's Frm Market Farmers on the Square Mechanicsburg Farmers Market Mountain Lakes Market West Shore Farmers Market Farmers Market in Hershey Ngozi Natural & Organic Mobile Farmers Market Ngozi Natural & Organic Mobile Farmers Market Pennsylvania Open Air Market Saturday's Market Lansdowne Farmers Market Media Farmers Market Oakmont Farmers Market Erie Farmers Market The North East Farmers Market Tionesta Farmers Market Jim's Farmers Market North Square Farmers Market Sideling Hill Turnpike Plaza Farmers Market Fencerow Farmers Market Huntingdon Farmers' Market Downtown Indiana Farmers Market Reynoldsville Farmers Market Abington Farmers Market Carbondale Farmers Market Scranton Cooperative Farmers Market Bird-in-Hand Farmers Market Central Farmers Market Dig It! Eastern Market Green Dragon Farmers Market Lancaster Central Market Lancaster County Farmers Market Leola Produce Market Lititz Farmers Market Main Street Mount Joy Farmers Market Marietta Market Millersville Community Market Mount Joy Farmers Market New Holland Farmers Market Roots Country Market and Auction

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http://info@farmersonthesquare.com

http://www.mtnlakesmarket.com http://www.westshorefarmersmarket.com http://www.facebook.com/farmersmarketinhers hey

http://www.SaturdaysMarket.com http://www.LansdowneFarmersMarket.com http://www.mediafarmersmarket.com http://oakmontfarmersmarket.org http://www.lastwordsmith.com http://jimsfarmersmarket.com http://www.northsquarefarmersmarket.com

http://www.localharvest.org/huntingdonfarmers-market-M21135

http://www.BirdInHandFarmersMarket.com http://www.cityoflancasterpa.com http://www.thresholdpa.org http://www.historiceasternmarket.org http://www.greendragonmarket.com http://www.centralmarketlancaster.com

http://www.lititzfarmersmarket.com http://www.msmj.org http://www.mariettamarket.org http://www.msmj.org http://newhollandfarmersmarket.com http://www.rootsmarket.com

Ellwood City Farmers' Market Michelangelo's Flea & Farmers Market The Green Market on Market St. Lebanon Farmers Market Myerstown Community Farmers Market Palmyra Producer Only Farmers Market Palmyra Real Food Emporium Allentown Farigrounds Farmers Market Allentown Turnpike Plaza Farmers Market Emmaus Farmers' Market Lehigh Growers' Market Macungie Farmers Market Back Mountain Farmers Market Hazelton Farmers Night Market Pittston City Farmers Market Wilkes-Barre Farmers Market Friendly Farmers Market Montoursville Outdoor Growers Market Williamsport Growers Farmers Market I Williamsport Growers Farmers Market II Bradford Downtown Farmers Market Kane Farmers Market Downtown Sharon Farmers Market Farrell Farmers Market Belleville Farmers' Market & Livestock Golden Mile Farmers Market Goldlen Mile Open-Air Farmers Market Monroe County Farmers Market Collegeville Farmers' Market Conshohocken Glenside Farmers Market High Street Farmers Market Indian Valley Farmers' Market Jenkintown Farmers Market Lansdale Farmers' Market Norristown Skippack Farmers Market Upper Merion Farmers Market Zerns Farmers Market and Auction AMBLER FARM MARKET Bryn Mawr Farmers Market

http://www.ellwoodcityfarmersmarket.com http://www.nw-green.org http://myerstownfarmersmarket.com http://www.palmyrarealfood.com http://www.fairgroundsfarmersmkt.com http://www.emmausmarket.com http://www.macungiefarmersmarket.com

http://www.wilkes-barre.pa.us

http://lycoming.extension.psu.edu http://lycoming.extension.psu.edu

http://www.cityoffarrell.com

http://www.collegevillefarmersmarket.org http://headhousemarket.org http://www.theglensidefarmersmarket.com

http://www.lansdalefarmersmarket.org http://headhousemarket.org http://www.skippackfarmersmarket.net http://www.uppermerionfarmersmarket.org/

http://brynmawrfarmersmarket.blogspot.com/

CREEKSIDE CO-OP FARM MARKET MORGAN LOG HOUSE FARM MARKET ORELAND / NORTH HILLS FARMERS MARKET POTTSTOWN FARM MARKET The Bala Cynwyd Farmers Market

http://www.morganloghouse.org/marketl http://www.HeadhouseMarket.org

http://balacynwydfarmersmarket.weebly.com/

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Bethlehem Farmers' Market Easton Farmers' Market Nazareth Square Farmers Market Saucon Valley Farmers' Market Slate Belt Farmers Market SteelStacks Farmers Market Sunbury Curb Farmers Market Sunbury Market House Farmers Market Broad & South Broad and Ritner Farmers' Market Broad and South Cecil B. Moore Farmers' Market Chestnut Hill Farmers Market Clark Park Farmers' Market Cliveden Park Farmers' Market Dutch Country Farmers Market Fair Food Farmstand Fairmount Farmers' Market Fitler Square Farmers' Market Frankfort Transportation Center Farmers' Market Germantown Farmers' Market Grays Ferry Farmers' Market

http://www.campussquare.net http://www.EastonFarmersMarket.com http://www.svfarmersmarket.org http://www.artsquest.org/markets

http://www.headhousemarket.org http://www.foodtrustmarkets.org/markets.html http://www.foodtrustmarkets.org/cecilbmoore.h tml http://www.farmtocity.org http://www.foodtrustmarkets.org/clarkthursday .html http://www.foodtrustmarkets.org/markets.html http://www.foodtrustmarkets.org/markets.html http://www.thefoodtrust.org/php/programs/far mers.market.program.php http://www.foodtrustmarkets.org/fitler.html http://www.foodtrustmarkets.org/markets.html

Hunting Park Farmers' Market

http://foodtrustmarkets.org/germantown.html http://www.foodtrustmarkets.org/graysferry.ht ml http://www.foodtrustmarkets.org/markets.html http://www.foodtrustmarkets.org/markets.html http://www.foodtrustmarkets.org/headhouse.ht ml http://www.foodtrustmarkets.org/markets.html

Kingsessing Farmers' Market Lansdale Mill Creek Farm Farmers' Market Norris Square Farmers' Market

http://www.foodtrustmarkets.org/markets.html http://headhousemarket.org http://www.foodtrustmarkets.org/markets.html http://www.foodtrustmarkets.org/markets.html

Northern Liberties Farmers Market Overbrook Farms

http://headhousemarket.org

Overbrook Farms Farmers' Market

http://foodtrustmarkets.org/overbrook.html

Oxford Circle Oxford Circle Farmers' Market

http://www.headhousemarket.org http://www.foodtrustmarkets.org/markets.html

Palmer Park Farmers' Market Piazza Farmers Market Point Breeze Farmers' Market Reading Terminal Market Schuylkill River Park Farmers' Market

http://www.foodtrustmarkets.org/markets.html http://www.facebook.com/piazzafarmersmarket http://www.foodtrustmarkets.org/markets.html http://www.readingterminalmarket.org http://www.foodtrustmarkets.org/schuylkill.ht ml

Greensgrow Farm Farmers' Market Haddington Farmers' Market Headhouse Farmers' Market

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South Street West Farmers Market Strawberry Mansion Farmers' Market Village of Arts and Humanities Farmers' Market Walnut Hill Community Farm Stand Walnut Hill Community Farm Stand Weavers Way Ogonotz Co-op Farmers' Market West Oak Lane Farmers' Market Thorny Bush Farm Hometown Farmers Market Pottsville Farmers Market Shenandoah Farmers Market Middleburg Market and Auction Downtown Wellsboro Farmers Market Lewisburg Farmers Market Rte 15 Flea and Farmers Market Cranberry Mall Farmers Market Franklin Curb Farmers Market Warren County Farmers Market Charleroi Farmers Market Main Street Farmers Market Monongahela Farmers Market Wayne County Farmers Market Greensburg Community Farmers Market Greensburg Downtown Farmers Market Hempfield Farmers Market Latrobe Farmers Market Ligonier Country Market Lynchfield Farmers Market New Stanton Turnpike Plaza Farmers Market Sarvers Hill Farmers Market Vandergrift Farmers' Market Wyoming County Cooperative Farmers Market Central Market York Hanover Farmers Market Market & Penn Streets Farmers' Market Mason Dixon Farmers Market Morningstar Marketplace New Eastern Market Penn Street Farmers Market Downtown Lititz Farmers Market Phoenixville Renningers Farmers Market and Auction The Farmers Market at Elverson Titusville Farmers Market Bluffton Farmers Market West Elm Street Farmers Market DOWNTOWN LIMA FARMERS' MARKET

http://www.thefoodtruSt.org http://www.foodtrustmarkets.org/markets.html http://www.foodtrustmarkets.org/markets.html

http://www.foodtrustmarkets.org/markets.html http://www.foodtrustmarkets.org/markets.html

http://www.teamcharleroi.org http://www.msfm.org http://www.cityofmonongahela.com

http://www.ligoniercountrymarket.com/

http://www.vandergriftfarmersmarket.weebly.c om

http://www.centralmarketyork.com http://www.pennstreetfarmersmarket.com

http://www.venturelititz.com http://headhousemarket.org http://Thefarmersmarketatelverson.com

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EASTSIDE FARMERS' MARKET WESTSIDE FARMERS' MARKET Maynards Farm Market The Mid-Week Farmers Market Bridge Street Farmers Market Conneaut Farmers Market Inc. Farm Fresh Fridays Jefferson Farmers' Market Athens Farmers Market Covered Bridge Farmers' Market Wapakoneta Farmers' Market Barnesville Farmers Market Captina Produce Auction Ohio Valley Farmers' Market Ohio Valley Farmers' Market Ripley Farmers Market Oxford Farmers Market Uptown Oxford Original Farmers Market The Feed Barn Farmers Market Uptown Tuesday Farmers Market Carrolton Weekly Farmers Market Champaign County Farmers' Market Loveland Farmers' Market Ohio Valley Fruit & Vegetable Growers Asociation Ohio Valley Fruit & Vegetable Growers Asociation Clinton County Farmers' Market Clinton County Farmers' Market The Clinton County Winter Farmers Market Rogers Community Auction & Open Market Coshocton Farmer's Market Association Natures Carousel Broadway Farmers' Market Coit Road Farmers Market Coventry Village Farmers Market FBC Farmers Market Geauga Family Farm Market Gordon Square Farmers' Market Kamm's Corners Farmers Market Lakewood Farmers Market Miles Farmers Market INC North Royalton Farmers Market North Union Farmers Market - Crocker Park North Union Farmers Market - Parma North Union Farmers Market at Cleveland State University North Union Farmers Market at Crocker park

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http://www.athensfarmersmarket.org http://www.stmarysohio.org

http://www.captinaproduceauction.com

http://www.oxfordfarmersmarket.com

http://www.lovelandfm.com

http://www.clintoncountyfarmersmarket.com http://www.clintoncountyfarmersmarket.com

http://www.coshoctonfarmersmarket.com http://slavicvillage.org

http://www.gordonsquaremarket.org http://kammscorners.com/farmersmarket http://www.milesfarmersmarket.com

http://www.northunionfarmersmarket.org/mar kets/csu.html http://www.northunionfarmersmarket.org/mar kets/crocker.html

North Union Farmers Market at Shaker Square North Union Farmers Market at the Cleveland Clinic North Union Farmers Market in Chagrin Falls North Union Farmers Market in Lakewood North Union Farmers Market Indoor Winter Market Strongsville Farmers Market Tremont Farmers' Market Defiance County Farmers' Markets Defiance County Farmers' Markets

http://www.northunionfarmersmarket.org/mar kets/shaker.html http://www.northunionfarmersmarket.org/mar kets/clinic.html http://www.northunionfarmersmarket.org/mar kets/chagrin.html http://www.northunionfarmersmarket.org/mar kets/lakewood.html http://www.northunionfarmersmarket.org/mar kets/indoor.html http://www.tremontfarmersmarket.com http://defiance.osu.edu http://defiance.osu.edu

Defiance County Farmers' Markets Delaware County Farmers Market

http://defiance.osu.edu http://www.delawarecountyfair.com

Main Street Delaware Farmers Market Powell Farmers Market Baltimore Farmers Market Lancaster Farmers Market Fayette County Farmers Market

http://www.mainstreet.com http://visitpowell.com http://www.baltimorefarmmarket.com http://www.lancasterfarmersmarket.com http://fayettecountyfarmersmarket.wordpress.c om/ http://www.pearlalleygrowers.com

Bexley Farmers Market Bexley Farmers' Market Canal Winchester Farmers Market Clintonville Farmers' Market Columbus Public Health Urban Farmers Market creekside gahanna farmers market Dublin Farmers' Market Easton Farmers Market Grandview Avenue Farmers Market Hilliard Farm Market Jefferson Township Community Farmers Market Lean Fat Organic Market Market at 15th & High Nationwide Children's Hospital North Market OBETZ FAMILY MARKET Olde Worthington Farmers Market Pearl Market Reynoldsburg Farmers' Market Upper Arlington Farmers' Market Worthington Farmers Market French 500 Flea Market Gallia County Farmers Market

http://www.thecwfm.com http://www.clintonvillefarmersmarket.org

http://www.dublinfarmersmarket.com http://www.eastonfarmersmarket.org http://www.pearlalleygrowers.com http://www.HilliardFarmMarket.com http://www.jeffersontownship.org http://www.leanfat.com http://www.nationwidechildrens.org http://northmarket.com http://www.owba.net http://www.downtowncolumbus.com/pearlmar ket http://www.ci.reynoldsburg.oh.us/farm_market. aspx http://www.uaoh.net/recreation/division.php?f DD=91-670 http://www.owba.net http://www.growgallia.com/farmersmarket.html

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Geauga Fresh Farmers' Market Middlefield Market Anderson Farm Market Breezy Acres Orchard Fairborn Farmers Market Green County Farm Market Association Greene County Farmers Market S.P. Mallow & Sons Xenia Station Farmers Market Yellow Springs Farmers' Market in King's Yard SUGARCREEK TOWNSHIP FARMERS' MARKET - Summer Timothy's Farmers Market Yellow Springs SOUTH TOWN FARMERS' MARKET Yellow Springs Winter Market

http://www.geaugafarmersmarket.com

Guernsey County Farmers Market I-70 & I-77 FARMERS' MARKET Anderson Farmers' Market College Hill Farm Market

http://www.guernseycountyfarmersmarket.com

College Hill Farm Market Farmers Produce Market Findlay Market Hamilton Town & Country Farmers Market Hyde Park Farmers' Market Lettuce Eat Well Farmers Market Lettuce Eat Well Farmers Market

http://www.CollegeHillFarmMarlet.org

Madeira Farmers Market Madeira Farmers Market

http://www.madeirafarmersmarket.com http://www.madeirafarmersmarket.com

Montgomery Farmers' Market Northside Farmers Market Wyoming Ave. Farmers' Market, LLC Conine's Country Market

http://montgomeryfarmersmarket.org http://www.northside.net/GetInvolved/farmers market.shtml http://www.WyomingAveFarmersMarket.com http://coninescountrymarket.com

Conine's Country Market

http://coninescountrymarket.com

http://www.ci.fairborn.oh.us

http://www.yellowspringsfarmersmarket.com

http://www.andersonfarmersmarket.org http://www.CollegeHillFarmMarlet.org

http://www.findlaymarket.org http://www.hydeparkfarmersmarket.com http://LEWFM.ORG http://LEWFM.ORG

Corn on the Curb Farmers Market MCCOMB FARMERS' MARKET OLD MILLSTREAM FARMERS' MARKET Forest Farmer's Market Hardin County Farmers' Market Clear Valley Ltd. Farmers Market Sweet Shop Hillsboro Farmers Market Hocking Hills Farmers Market East Holmes Market

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http://www.hardincountyfarmersmarket.com

Farms Produce Auction Good Earth Herbs Holmes County Farmers Market Mt. Hope Auction CLARK VALLEY FARMERS' MARKET MILLERSBURG FARMERS' MARKET New London Farmers and Flea Market Norwalk Farmers Market Downtown Steubenville Farmers' Market Noodles Market Steubenville Farmers Market Danville Auction Knox County Farmers Market Yoder Cider Barn Downtown Cleveland Market at Public Square Lake Metroparks Farmpark Farmers' Market Mentor Outdoor Farmers Market Mentor's Old Village Market Willoughby Outdoor Market City of Ironton Farmers Market Dairymel Farms Farmers and Artisans Market Granville Farmers Market Granville Farmers Market Johnstown Farmers' Market Pataskala Farmers Market Logan County Farmers Market Logan County Farmers Market Black River Landing Farmers Market Malabar Farm Market The Shops @ Fallen Timbers Farmers Market

http://www.mthope.com

http://downtownclevelandmarket.blogspot.com/ http://www.lakemetroparks.com http://cityofmentor.com/visit/old-villagemarket/

http://www.granvillefarmersmarket.com http://www.granvillefarmersmarket.com

http://www.lorainportauthority.com http://www.toledofarmersmarket.org

Toledo Farmers' Market Toledo Farmers' Market Toledo Farmers' Market

http://toledofarmersmarket.org http://toledofarmersmarket.org http://toledofarmersmarket.org

Westgate Farmers Market @ Elder Beerman's

http://www.toledofarmersmarket.org

Whitehouse Farmers Market London Farmers Market Madison Garden Center Plain City Farmers Market Market Day RCAC Northside Farmers' Market - Youngstown

http://toledofarmersmarket.com

Northside Farmers' Market - Youngstown Marion Farmers Market Marion Farmers' Market Dietrich's Farm Market Farmers Market at Jilbert Winery

http://www.commonwealthinc.org

http://www.commonwealthinc.org

http://marionfarmersmarket.com

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Medina County Farmers Market Western Star Acres Downtown Troy Farmers Market Miami County Farmers Market Peddlers Paradise Piqua Community Farmers Market Volk Fruit Farm Centerville Farmers Market Crossroad Orchard Greene County Farm Market Association PNC 2nd Street Market Wegerzyn's Farmers Market Morgan County Farmer's Market Morgan County Farmers Market Village of Chesterhill Farmers Market Mills Rest Ranch Downtown Farmers Market New Concord Farmers' Market Roseville Community Center Farmers Market Zanesville Farmers Market Champion Garden Center Corning Farmers Market West Orchards NEW LEXINGTON FARMERS' MARKET SHAWNEE FARMERS' MARKET SOMERSET FARMERS' MARKET THORNVILLE FARMERS' MARKET Pickaway Farmers' Market Brimfield Farmers Market Haymaker Farmers' Market Haymaker Farmers' Market Randolph Farmers Market Ottawa Area Farmers Market Bellville Farmers Market Bloomingrove Produce Auction Holy Trinity Farmers Market The Carrousel District Farmers' Market Chillicothe Farmers' Market Association Downtown Tiffin Farmers' Market Fostoria Farmers' Market Great Sidney Farmers Market The Great Sidney Farmers Market Alliance Farmers' Market Byler Flea Market Canton Farmers' Market Hartville Market Place Maize Valley Farmers Market Massillon Farmers Market Minerva Farmers Market

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http://troymainstreet.org

http://www.piquafarmersmarket.com http://centervillefarmersmarket.com

http://www.metroparks.org http://www.morgan.osu.edu

http://pickawaymarket.com http://haymakermarket.com http://haymakermarket.com http://sites.google.com/site/randolphfarmersma rket/

http://www.downtownmansfield.com/index.php /uplift/farmers-market.html http://www.chillicothefarmersmarket.org

http://www.downtownsidney.com http://www.alliancefarmersmarket.com http://www.cantonfarmersmarket.com http://www.maizevalleywinery.com/homegrow n

City of Green Farmers Market Countryside Farmers' Market at Howe Meadow Countryside Farmers' Market at Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens Countryside Farmers' Markets Countryside Farmers' Markets Countryside Farmers' Markets Green Farmers Market Market at Lock 3 Twinsburg Farmers Market Cortland Farmers Market Tuscarawas Valley Family Farm Market Zoar Park St. Farmers' Market Union County Farmers Market Van Wert County Farmers Market Lincolnview Farms Deerfield Twp Farmers Market Lebanon Farmers Market Warren County Farmers Market Warren Flea Market Red Barn Market Rinky Dinks Flea & Farmers Market River City Farmers Market Doylestown Farmers Market Farmers Market Local Roots Market & Cafe Main Street Wooste, Inc. Orrville Farmers Market Wayne County Arts & Crafts Guild Wooster City Farmers Market Wooster Downtown Farmers Market Downtown Bowling Green Farmer's Market Perrysburg Farmers Market Wyandot County Farmers Market Blue Pike Farm Farmers Market Coshocton Farmers Market Grandview Avenue Market Groveport Farmers' Market & More Nationwide-Pearl Alley Growers Farmers Market Pearl Alley Growers Columbus Square SouthPonte Farmers Market

http://www.cityofgreen.org http://www.cvcountryside.org http://www.cvcountryside.org http://www.cvcountryside.org http://www.cvcountryside.org http://www.cvcountryside.org http://www.cityofgreen.org http://www.downtownakron.com/market http://www.twinsburgivistorcenter.com http://www.tvffm.org

http://www.LocalRootsWooster.com

http://www.mainstreetwooster.org http://www.mainstreetwooster.org http://www.downtownbgohio.org/farmersmark et http://www.visitperrysburg.com

http://www.coshoctonfarmersmarket.com http://www.pearlalleygrowers.com http://center4gmhn.org http://www.pearlalleygrowers.com http://www.pearlalleygrowers.com

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