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Would you like to see the popular Pacific Palisades Farmers Market expand its schedule?
Its organizers, Raw Inspiration, were approached by a village retail merchant on Swarthmore Avenue roughly a month ago about holding Wednesday afternoon farmer’s markets. President John Edwards told Patch said they received an “overwhelming majority” in support for the idea, but after talking to all community groups and organizations, decided to wait.
Some legitimate concerns raised were, like many cases in Westside communities, traffic gridlock during any windows of time on Wednesday afternoons.
“Our view is if anybody’s against it, we don’t want any problems,” Edwards said. “We’ve been there many years. We have good friends here. We just felt it wasn’t the right time.”
The chamber of commerce and several merchants on Swarthmore Avenue were against the idea, for several reasons, said Chamber President Nicole Howard. A street closure at 2 p.m. on Wednesday would negatively affect locals trying to access Swarthmore and other areas of the village for school pick-up.
“It would halt traffic terribly,” she said.
Edwards added they did receive support from the Pacific Palisades Community Council’s Land Use Committee.
“Pacific Palisades is one of the gems of our 25 farmers markets,” he added. “Because people that go to Pacific Palisades’ farmers market really know what to buy. They’ve got relationships with the farmers.”
Edwards touted a recent Los Angeles Times review that states while although the Santa Monica farmers market may be larger and Hollywood’s may be more exotic, Pacific Palisades’ is original and many people know about it.
One trend he’s noticed in the last couple of years is more young parents are taking their children to farmers markets, especially in Pacific Palisades.
“More young people will grow up rmembering going to farmers markets and buying fresh fruits and vegetables,” Edwards said. “It just brings so much commerce to Swarthmore. We want to work totally in harmony with the community.”
Edwards noted that it’s stone fruit season, and buyers should prepare for peaches and cherries coming to the markets.
“We’re looking forward to that,” he said. “It’ll be a wonderful time to go to the farmers market.”
When asked on Facebook, here’s a couple responses we received from residents about whether expanding the farmers market hours would work:
Michele Miller Baron – YES!!!!
Sam Cutler – I think it might be hard for people that work… maybe a food truck night once a month would be better!!!
Laura Katz – Awesome yes!!
Pacific Palisades Patch: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates |
Would you like to see the popular Pacific Palisades Farmers Market expand its schedule?
Its organizers, Raw Inspiration, were approached by a village retail merchant on Swarthmore Avenue roughly a month ago about holding Wednesday afternoon farmer’s markets. President John Edwards told Patch said they received an “overwhelming majority” in support for the idea, but after talking to all community groups and organizations, decided to wait.
Some legitimate concerns raised were, like many cases in Westside communities, traffic gridlock during any windows of time on Wednesday afternoons.
“Our view is if anybody’s against it, we don’t want any problems,” Edwards said. “We’ve been there many years. We have good friends here. We just felt it wasn’t the right time.”
The chamber of commerce and several merchants on Swarthmore Avenue were against the idea, for several reasons, said Chamber President Nicole Howard. A street closure at 2 p.m. on Wednesday would negatively affect locals trying to access Swarthmore and other areas of the village for school pick-up.
“It would halt traffic terribly,” she said.
Edwards added they did receive support from the Pacific Palisades Community Council’s Land Use Committee.
“Pacific Palisades is one of the gems of our 25 farmers markets,” he added. “Because people that go to Pacific Palisades’ farmers market really know what to buy. They’ve got relationships with the farmers.”
Edwards touted a recent Los Angeles Times review that states while although the Santa Monica farmers market may be larger and Hollywood’s may be more exotic, Pacific Palisades’ is original and many people know about it.
One trend he’s noticed in the last couple of years is more young parents are taking their children to farmers markets, especially in Pacific Palisades.
“More young people will grow up rmembering going to farmers markets and buying fresh fruits and vegetables,” Edwards said. “It just brings so much commerce to Swarthmore. We want to work totally in harmony with the community.”
Edwards noted that it’s stone fruit season, and buyers should prepare for peaches and cherries coming to the markets.
“We’re looking forward to that,” he said. “It’ll be a wonderful time to go to the farmers market.”
When asked on Facebook, here’s a couple responses we received from residents about whether expanding the farmers market hours would work:
Michele Miller Baron – YES!!!!
Sam Cutler – I think it might be hard for people that work… maybe a food truck night once a month would be better!!!
Laura Katz – Awesome yes!!
Pacific Palisades Patch: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates |
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Would you like to see the popular Pacific Palisades Farmers Market expand its schedule?
Its organizers, Raw Inspiration, were approached by a village retail merchant on Swarthmore Avenue roughly a month ago about holding Wednesday afternoon farmer’s markets. President John Edwards told Patch said they received an “overwhelming majority” in support for the idea, but after talking to all community groups and organizations, decided to wait.
Some legitimate concerns raised were, like many cases in Westside communities, traffic gridlock during any windows of time on Wednesday afternoons.
“Our view is if anybody’s against it, we don’t want any problems,” Edwards said. “We’ve been there many years. We have good friends here. We just felt it wasn’t the right time.”
The chamber of commerce and several merchants on Swarthmore Avenue were against the idea, for several reasons, said Chamber President Nicole Howard. A street closure at 2 p.m. on Wednesday would negatively affect locals trying to access Swarthmore and other areas of the village for school pick-up.
“It would halt traffic terribly,” she said.
Edwards added they did receive support from the Pacific Palisades Community Council’s Land Use Committee.
“Pacific Palisades is one of the gems of our 25 farmers markets,” he added. “Because people that go to Pacific Palisades’ farmers market really know what to buy. They’ve got relationships with the farmers.”
Edwards touted a recent Los Angeles Times review that states while although the Santa Monica farmers market may be larger and Hollywood’s may be more exotic, Pacific Palisades’ is original and many people know about it.
One trend he’s noticed in the last couple of years is more young parents are taking their children to farmers markets, especially in Pacific Palisades.
“More young people will grow up rmembering going to farmers markets and buying fresh fruits and vegetables,” Edwards said. “It just brings so much commerce to Swarthmore. We want to work totally in harmony with the community.”
Edwards noted that it’s stone fruit season, and buyers should prepare for peaches and cherries coming to the markets.
“We’re looking forward to that,” he said. “It’ll be a wonderful time to go to the farmers market.”
When asked on Facebook, here’s a couple responses we received from residents about whether expanding the farmers market hours would work:
Michele Miller Baron – YES!!!!
Sam Cutler – I think it might be hard for people that work… maybe a food truck night once a month would be better!!!
Laura Katz – Awesome yes!!
Pacific Palisades Patch: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates |
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