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F I V E R I V E R S M E T R O P A R K S

F I V E R I V E R S M E T R O P A R K S. PUBLIC MARKET MEETS FARMERS MARKET: HOW TO LEVERAGE SOCIAL CAPITAL. Public markets are markets, in public spaces , where independent merchants can sell their products to the public. According to Project for Public Spaces, markets must have:

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F I V E R I V E R S M E T R O P A R K S

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  1. F I V E R I V E R S M E T R O P A R K S

  2. PUBLIC MARKET MEETS FARMERS MARKET: HOW TO LEVERAGE SOCIAL CAPITAL

  3. Public markets are markets, in public spaces, where independent merchants can sell their products to the public.

  4. According to Project for Public Spaces, markets must have: • Public goals • Operate in public spaces • Serve locally owned and operated businesses

  5. Bring together diverse people • Create active public spaces • Renew Downtowns & Neighborhoods

  6. PUBLIC MARKET MEETS FARMERS MARKET • Link urban and rural economies • Promote public health • Provide economic opportunity for vendors • HEALTHY FOOD HUBS

  7. People love being near other people > Food + local economy =social networks have value

  8. Not every Farmers Market can be a Public Market BUT Every Farmers Market can leverage social capital

  9. FOCUS ON… • Social engagement • Create an environment where people feel comfortable returning • Use technology to stay connected

  10. “lowly, unpurposeful, and random as they appear, sidewalk contacts are the small change from which a city’s wealth of public life must grow.” - Jane Jacobs, Death and Life of Great American Cities

  11. THANK YOU! BETHANY RAMSEY bramseyl@metroparks.org

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