Town of Wayne Farmers' Market

 TOWN OF WAYNE FARMERS’ MARKET
Summer 2018

Dear Wayne Residents and Visitors,
  
Thank you for supporting the Wayne, Maine Farmers’ Market! Whether you are a lifelong citizen, an occasional visitor, or a long-time summer resident in Wayne, the Market is a great way to meet the rest of the community, purchase fresh, local food and other products, and enjoy Saturday mornings in the summer. Located on the green next to the Post Office overlooking the beautiful Mill Pond, we are open from  Memorial Day to Labor Day every Saturday morning, 9:00 am to noon.  
    
The Market (WFM) opened for its tenth season in 2018, with vendors selling vegetables, berries, maple syrup and candy, baked goods, eggs, cheese, goats’ milk soap, herbs, jellies, meat, body care products, annuals and perennials, and pottery and artwork. Customer numbers continue to be at their highest in July and early August.

The WFM Committee continued to focus on new ways to publicize the Market and funds were again allocated to weekly ads in the Community Advertiser. Our goal is to increase the number of shoppers and to focus attention on the many benefits of sustainable farming. The Committee is pleased that the Market is a not only a place to purchase locally grown and produced food, but also a community gathering place for Wayne's summer and year round residents.

The WFM Committee continued to focus on new ways to publicize the Market and funds were again allocated to weekly ads in the Community Advertiser. Our goal is to increase the number of shoppers and to focus attention on the many benefits of sustainable farming. The Committee is pleased that the Market is a not only a place to purchase locally grown and produced food, but also a community gathering place for Wayne's summer and year round residents.


2018 Budget summary:   

Carry Over 2016-2017                          $748.52             
Income                                                  $705.00 (vendor fees)
Expenses:                                              $267.000 
Balance                                              $1,186.52 (as of 11/9/18) 
 The Wayne Board of Selectman drafted a Farmers’ Market Directive during the summer of 2015. The Directive was approved on August 25, 2015, and outlines the roles and responsibilities of the Farmers' Market Committee for the management and oversight of the Market; the number, qualifications, appointment, and membership requirements for committee members; and includes requirements for committee organizational structure, quorums, and public postings of agendas, meeting dates, and locations.

The Market has the following goals:

*To support and promote local growers and producers as well as offering healthy, local, and fresh products to the community.

* To cultivate a strong sense of community by providing an enjoyable setting for people to visit, interact, and learn, in addition to buying products.

 *To create an opportunity for direct grower-consumer interactions and idea sharing.


2018 Vendors: A Small Town Bakery, Birtwell Farm, Grey Goose Gourmet and Pickles Potions  (Wayne); Bragg Maple Products (Sumner); Cranberry Rock Farm (Winthrop); Firelight Farm                     (East Livermore); and From The Country Farm, Stevens Farm and Greenhouses, and Snafu Acres (Monmouth). 


Guest Vendors/Artisans:
Given the Market’s physical limits and our food based mission, in 2017, we agreed to make available one space for Wayne artisans. The Committee approved the following criteria in 2017: 1. artisans must be Wayne residents 2. work must be high quality 3. artisans operate a viable business, not a hobby. The Market committee is not prepared to advertise and organize this table. Martha Hoddinott agreed to take on this responsibility.  
Artisans: A Lake Side Studio Pottery and Blue Collar Painter (Wayne)

Hours of operation 2018: Saturdays 9 a.m.- noon Memorial Day weekend-Labor Day weekend

Publicity and Vendor Communication Jane Davis coordinated a highly successful series of Market ads in the Community Advertiser and the Messenger; Leslie Burhoe continued to maintain positive and productive communications with our vendors.

Music: The committee thanks Stan Davis for volunteering as our weekly market musician!  Stan’s music continues to be a highlight of each week’s Market. 

The Committee appreciates the support we have received from the Town of Wayne*, vendors, shoppers, volunteers and musicians. A steering committee of community members and vendors meets in the winter to discuss ways to improve the market, and welcomes suggestions from the community.                                                                                                                                                                        *The Wayne Farmer’s Market is a town-sanctioned event, by vote of the Wayne Selectboard on March 17, 2009.
Respectfully submitted: Wayne Farmers Market Committee:  Leslie Burhoe (Co-Chair and Vendor relations); Jane Davis (Secretary);  Tammy Birtwell (Vendor representative); Cindy Townsend (Vendor representative);  Theresa Kerchner (Chair and Treasurer) and Emily Perkins (Advisor).

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