The first Farmers Market was a hit! I set up two bands, a youth Bomba band and a Latin music band to set the tone, a cooking demonstration by Cornell Cooperative Extension and kids crafts. There were a lot of people there to shop and work on the farm and apparently Added Value made about twice as much money as they usually do at Markets...(maybe they were attracted by the music?? :)

I was really encouraged by the praise that i got from the staff afterwards. An unexpected encouragement came from the youth who said that they really liked the music and it really kept them focused on their work on the farm. I got really excited to plan for the next Markets!

There is more to come soon. this is just a short update.