For those of you who come to Slideshare for my business presentations, this isn't one of them! Instead, it's a presentation about a community market that I was involved in a few years ago. A summary of a community farmers' market that we helped to organize and run during the summer of 2009. Unfortunately, business was not good enough that year to inspire the farmers to return, so we only had one year of it, but it's still a fond memory for the neighbourhood. For some reason, this presentation was removed from when it was originally posted in 2009, so reposting now in 2018.

1. Historic St. Andrew’s MyMarketHistoric St. Andrew’s MyMarket
Our Inaugural Year

2. The Original St. Andrew’sThe Original St. Andrew’s
Market, 1837-1932Market, 1837-1932
1837: Land set aside for market
1850: Market buildings completed
1860: Fire destroys buildings
1873: Market rebuilt
1900: Most market stalls empty
1932: Demolished

3. Resurrecting St. Andrew’sResurrecting St. Andrew’s
Market in 2009Market in 2009
 A conversation in our community garden
 Small working group formed (Fall 2008)
 Meeting with Councillor Vaughn’s office
 Meeting with Bob Chorney and farmers
(January 2009)
 Community meeting (April 2009)
 Volunteers organized for promotion and on-
site support

4. More Than 25 VolunteersMore Than 25 Volunteers

5. Opening Day: June 6Opening Day: June 6thth

6. Grand Opening: June 27Grand Opening: June 27thth

7. Our FarmersOur Farmers
 Bees Universe
 Bosco Farms
 O.K. Farms
 Cedar Creek Farm
 Godelie Family
Farm
 Jay Thoman
 Kind Organics
 Loffredo Fruit
Farms
 Monckton Organic
Farm & Bakery
 Thames River
Melons
 VanHart Farm

8. Bounty from the LandBounty from the Land

9. Cooking at the MarketCooking at the Market
 Crostini (George Brown)
 Tomatoes (Tutti Matti)
 Peaches (Ultra)
 Apples and Cheese (Leslieville Cheese)
 Thai
 Soups (George Brown)
 Argentinean (Arepa)
 Soup/farmer appreciation day (Rodney’s)

10. Chefs and CookingChefs and Cooking

11. Marketing the MarketMarketing the Market
 Email newsletter
 Event card mailings
 Sandwich boards
 Banners at site
 Posters in local
businesses and
condos
 Facebook group
and event listings
 Flickr photo pool
 Blog posts
 Twitter

12. An Essential Part of theAn Essential Part of the
NeighbourhoodNeighbourhood
Catchment area of 11,000 households
Access to farm-fresh foods for urban
dwellers
Symbiotic relationship with local-
themed restaurants
Community gathering
place
5,755 visitors in 2009

13. What We Want for 2010What We Want for 2010
All of our great farmers back!
Meat, eggs and cheese to provide a
complete shopping experience
Updates of what’s fresh each week
More cooking demos and live music
Start our marketing efforts earlier

14. See You Next Year!See You Next Year!