Bandon Farmer’s Market Blog
Posted on November 20, 2006, by Conor O'Neill, under Bandon, BandonFarmersMarket.
I set-up the Bandon Farmer’s Market Blog quite a while back. Progress has been slow with getting vendors to use it and I think this is mainly due to them not being familiar at all with [a] blogging and [b] the idea that they can write something and it appears immediately. I’ve learned a lot in trying to get one or two people set up on it. The main lesson was that if you are not web-savvy, many things which seem obvious to me can actually be insurmountable hurdles to others.
I set the blog up on wordpress.com but to be honest, Matt, Donncha and the boys need to make the whole sign-up process far more slick and user-friendly for non-techies. Simple things like the Terms and Conditions page threw some people. I never read those pages and always just tick the box but some users were clicking on the link, getting freaked out by the legalese and not going any further. The whole group blog sign-up is just wayyy to clunky for non-techies.
In any case, we should have Di Curtin, one of the organisers, motoring on it very soon. Anthony from Ummera has been the main contributor to date and Cork Coffee Roasters have signed up but not posted yet. I hope bit by bit that the other vendors start making use of it.
Check it out and subscribe to the RSS feed or email updates if you want to keep abreast of what’s happening in the market. I encourage all readers of the blog to post comments and questions on it to extend the conversation beyond Saturday mornings!
4 Replies to "Bandon Farmer’s Market Blog"
conor on November 21, 2006
Hi Valerie,
You should contact Dianne Curtin, who is one of the organisers of the market. I’ll mail you her address now. I must get a mobile number to put up on the market blog.
Conor
Patrick on November 27, 2006
Hi there,
I think the market is going great, particulary since it went weekly. Its easier to incorporate it into our weekly shop now.
The pies/brown breads/pesto/hummus are particulary good, and well worth a visit.
Patrick
conor on November 27, 2006
You hit the nail on the head there - it should be part of the routine rather than some “special destination”.
More and more I hope it becomes part of everyones Saturday a trip taking in local supermarkets, butchers, veg shops and the ICA
country market.
valerie on November 21, 2006
hi
really interested in opening a stall at the farmers market but cannot find a phone number anywhere to call and recieve some info would be great if i could recive one vis mail
cheers