Bandon Farmer’s Market on the way
Posted on March 6, 2006, by Conor O'Neill, under Bandon, Food.
It had been thought that the sad passing of Peter Crowley, who had been the main driving force behind the setting up of a Farmer’s Market in Bandon, would result in the plan being shelved. However, I was thrilled to read in the current edition of the Bandon Opinion that the organizing committee have not given up and Peter’s daughter is now involved.
The plan is for the market to take place in the Mace Carpark in the middle of town. The first one will be on Saturday April 1st and will run on the first Saturday of every month up to and including September.
I’m sure all food producers in the area know about it already but if you don’t and you are interested in taking a stall, please contact Dianne Curtin or Veronica Neville.
This is genuinely a great leap forward for Bandon. As a historical centre of food production for centuries with very productive agricultural land in the area and as a market town, it is only right and proper that we should celebrate Bandon’s local food producers and provide them with the opportunity to sell directly to the public.
I am convinced that Farmer’s Markets do not reduce revenue for local businesses, rather they increase business due to the larger number of customers attracted to the town who might otherwise go to Clon or Cork.
Now all we need is for someone to open a micro-brewery and I’ll be a very happy man.
For those of you wondering where the Mace Car Park is, follow this link to Microsoft Windows Live Local. I was very surprised to discover that Microsoft Maps is far superior to Google Maps for rural Ireland.
Note that this is the first of the duplicate posts which I will be generating, the next one will have the same content but in a structured format. Feedback and questions on this are all welcome.
[tags]Farmers Market, Bandon, Peter Crowley, Mace[/tags]
7 Replies to "Bandon Farmer’s Market on the way"
conor on March 7, 2006
Well we are still waiting for Sainsbury and Waitrose to open here 
On another topic, I spotted on your blog about the culinary tours – fantastic idea! OK for me to blog it here and encourage people to contact you?
Podchef on March 7, 2006
Blog away! And thanks. The more publicity the better. I’m having no luck atall my end. The client I was preparing the trip for seems to have vanished, and all the others who’ve asked me to do such a tour haven’t responded to my invitation. Too bad really because I’ve spent alot of time speaking with contacts in East Cork planning and making arrangements.
conor on March 7, 2006
I’m really surprised by the lack of interest, it seems like a great idea to me. I’ll pop a post up later.
Action Movie Reviews on March 31, 2006
Hey I was just surfing around and decided to post a short comment here. I run a movie review message board and am looking for people to write reviews and contribute at my forum. You can even post a link to your blog on your signature file at my forum. It’s all good! Take care.
conor on March 31, 2006
Hmm,
That last comment is right on the edge of spam I think. The site seems real and active but I don’t think I have ever reviewed a movie on this blog, have I?
But I’ve given him the benefit of the doubt and let it through.
conor on March 31, 2006
Doh. Of course I did review the truly cool Bubba Ho Tep.
Podchef on March 6, 2006
Great news! Strike another blow against Tesco, Sainsbury and Waitrose and bring real, local foods and products back to the high street.