“We’re Local, We’re Lakewood” - Lakewood Farmers Market Remains Rooted in Community

Located in the heart of downtown Lakewood at City Center Plaza on Detroit Avenue between Cook and Warren, the bustling Lakewood Farmers Market kicked off its 5th season on Saturday June 28th and will continue each Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. through October 11th.  

The neighborhood market offers a healthy mix of hand picked produce, artisanal foods, and handmade goods from over 25 area vendors. Shoppers can purchase local farm fresh produce and products such as Ohio-raised meats, eggs, cheeses, honey, baked goods, pasta, spices, oils, soaps and lotions, plus one-of-a-kind handcrafted items.

Begun in 2010 as a grassroots resident initiative, the growing market continues to provide a venue for neighborhood residents to connect with hyper-local growers and home-based ‘cottage industries’. This hyper-local focus and the engagement of surrounding businesses and organizations, reinforces the market’s motto – “We’re Local, We’re Lakewood”. Supporters of the Lakewood Farmers Market include not just community residents, but a handful of Lakewood businesses, the City of Lakewood, the Downtown Lakewood Business Alliance, and the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce.

LakewoodAlive also continues to be a strong partner of the Lakewood Farmers Market both as fiscal agent and partner in Market Connect, which operates the market. Market Connect is a partnership between Lakewood based networking firm Kelley Green Web and three community development organizations.

Market Connect sells local food products to customers at the Lakewood, Kamm’s Corners, and Broadway Farmers Markets, increasing variety and ensuring consistency for customers.The program adds popular products from unavailable vendors ensuring that customers have a better and more regular product selection as well as provides operations management and promotional support. This year, online pre-ordering for market pick up will also be available.

For more information, please visit marketconnect.us.

Jenny Kelley

As a creative entrepreneur with a passion for sustainability, a mind for theory, and a drive for positive change, Jenny Kelley has mastered the art of designing and implementing collaborative strategies for action that support the triple bottom line; people, planet and profit. Jenny brings organization networking, attention to detail, and communicative finesse to the projects and initiatives she spearheads. A relentless do-good-er, Jenny keeps her sights on creating and executing socially, environmentally and economically sustainable solutions and works tirelessly to deliver results; on time, on budget and on point. Jenny has over ten years of professional experience in myriad facets, a track record of flexibility, and the ability to learn and integrate quickly in a variety of working environments. She also devotes countless hours to volunteer programs.

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Volume 10, Issue 14, Posted 3:34 PM, 07.08.2014