Kira , Seattle Farmers Market Alliance
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    Your point is a very good one and brings up some very real and concerning questions about food access equality. It's sort of a catch 22, as farmers are generally most attracted to markets in neighborhoods where people are willing and able to spend a lot of money. The U District and Ballard Farmers Markets have such large crowds, that spill over into newer North end markets was a reasonable expectation and maybe even a neccessity. In order to convince farmers that it would be worthwhile to come to another South end market, the Columbia City, West Seattle and/or Georgetown markets might have to have customers counts and sales comparable to those in the U District and Ballard. On another note, closing a market can be a very difficult and complicated thing to do that leaves a lot of people unhappy; the NFMA has not yet had to do it and would prefer to avoid it if possible.

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