03/17/2025
Hey, what's the first rule of Fight Club?
Well lucky for us, this isn't Fight Club, so I'm gonna talk about it. Tyler and I have decided not to fight anymore. Our days of meeting in the parking lot are over. The green tent, the orange cones, all of it.
I am Jack's stunned surprise...
How could this happen? Why?
One of our vendors, BarryFreshGreens, has taken the idea of meeting once a week and created a new vision for the local hand crafted products form the indigenous peoples of around here and wants to take a run at making the scene bigger and more permanent. Change is often disruptive. We’re not blowing up any buildings or anything, but the reality is the amount of traffic at the Goodrich Farmers Market was not large enough to run both a Sunday market and an expanded presence in Goodrich at this time and make it worthwhile for the vendors. For the 2025 season, we are going to let Barry take the lead and build upon what we have created the past two years to bring you more options and better access to local food and artisan creations. We believe this has the potential to be much bigger than just 3 hours on Sunday afternoons, so it’s a shot worth taking.
What is it?
What indeed. That however is not for the Goodrich Farmers Market to announce as it is not our endeavor. We’re not supposed to talk about it after all. If you’ve been coming every week, you undoubtedly have made connections, will hear the rumors and you’ll find the new ring. Reach out to your favorite vendors (stay tuned for an upcoming post telling you where to find them) and ask what they’re up to this summer. This is not the end of Food Club.
Hopefully soon I’ll look around and see a lot of new faces, meaning a lot of you are breaking the rule and talking about it. We now have corporate sponsorship. This is how we will have farmers market every night of the week.
I know this post probably leaves you with more questions than answers and that is good. Talk about it. Tell each other. And when you find out where the new efforts will take place, go and support them. We have a lot of talented individuals in the area and they’re all still doing their thing. It’s just time to step out of the parking lot and into the future.
On a personal note, it has been a pleasure working to establish a locally sourced market for our community and I appreciate all the support this community has given our vendors. We had no idea what to expect when we started and to say all of us were pleasantly surprised at the welcome we received is an understatement. There are some exciting things bubbling up in Goodrich this year and I can’t wait for you to discover them! 🍻
See you soon, friends!
Greeter Matt