Fact Sheet
Fresh Choices for Summer ’09!
- WHAT:
- The WEM is a seasonal market offering fresh, locally-grown produce, prepared foods and hand-crafted products directly from producer to customer. Not strictly a farmer’s market, the West End Market includes non-food vendors from the community. The requirement for non-food vendors is that they and their goods are from the community and for the community.
- WHEN:
- 8:30 am - 3 pm Saturdays, June 6th thru October 31st
- WHERE:
- Parking lot at SE corner of Church and Dodge
- WHY:
- To respond to longstanding community demand for fresh, locally-grown fruits and vegetables; to generate sustainable economic development via job creation and community partnerships
- WHO:
- The West End Market Committee is a group of citizens and volunteers committed to making possible a fresh food market in West-End Evanston. The committee has the full support of 5th Ward Alderman Delores Holmes, as well as the Evanston Food Policy Council.
- AFFORDABILITY:
- The WEM will be accepting Food Stamps, WIC, and senior discount coupons, allowing us to reach out to more area residents and make healthy food a viable option for all budgets. We are working on a promotional campaign to get the word out on this important aspect of the market.
More about the West End Market
Headlines about food politics have raised awareness of the importance of making choices about FRESH, LOCAL food available to everyone. For many Evanstonians with limited resources and/or mobility, the downtown Saturday market is not practical. The residents of Evanston’s West Side and adjacent neighborhoods would benefit greatly from fresh choices closer to home!
Not strictly a farmer’s market, the West End Market will include non-food vendors from the community (artisans, hair-braiding, etc.). The requirement for non-food vendors is that they/their goods are from the community and for the community.
The Market brings economic development to the 5th/2nd Wards: it would create one full-time and one half-time position, and many hands-on volunteer opportunities for community members, students, and others.
