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is is the first year that the market
has been open but Swartz says they have
already seen a huge growth in their
attendance.
"We started really small, with about
10 vendors, and a few people trickling in.
Now we probably have a consistent 400
people who come out to the market and
about 25 vendors every weekend," Swartz
said. "It is definitely a bustling market
now."
Swartz believes that the farmers
market is not only great for consumers,
but also great for the environment, as
farmers markets discourage factory
farming.
"Sustainable Sandhills is all about
local foods, clean energy, clean air, green
businesses, and those sorts of things,"
she said. "Pretty much, just trying to
save the planet. Someone's gotta do it."
Murchison Road Community
Farmers Market
Hours: Wednesday, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
is short-season market, open from
early June to the last Wednesday in
October in Bronco Square, is a hybrid of
a farmers market, a town square and a
community resource.
e market started when four
Fayetteville State University students
sought to alleviate the "food desert" in
the Murchison Road area community.
With grants from the Ford Motor
Company via Ford HBCU Community
Challenge (Start-up Award), the
USDA Farmers Market Promotion
Program and the City of Fayetteville,
they founded the Murchison Road
Community Farmers Market.
e market works with farmers from
Cumberland County and elsewhere
in the state to bring fresh produce to
residents who have limited access to
such products. e Fayetteville State
University Development Corporation
also provided support.
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