The space would be completely climate controlled with a state of the art ventilation and air purification system in order to maintain that fresh air market feel.
The trend of eating cleaner has really come to the forefront of society of late. This simply means that consumers are more conscious about what they put in and on their bodies and how it affects their overall health. During the warmer months many consumers will shop at open air markets, buy local produce and other food items, and enjoy many of the products that farmers and artisans offer. Then in the winter, they are stuck purchasing whatever the local grocery store happens to have and many feel that their diet suffers during this time. When it was recently announced that the town was going to open up an indoor, “farmer’s market”, we were excited to see how that was going to work. No one farmed during the winter unless you were lucky enough to have a heated greenhouse. As it turned out they had made arrangements for farmers to be able to use space to sell home canned vegetables, jams, jellies, and even planned on having an organic meat market in the space. They had contacted some of the hydroponic farms to bring in some fresh produce too. The space would be completely climate controlled with a state of the art ventilation and air purification system in order to maintain that fresh air market feel. This is going to be a great option for many people who want to know what they are eating and where it comes from. I hope that they also carry some of the organic foods and beverages that we like to purchase at artisan markets elsewhere too. This would make shopping much easier and give new life to the older building that they will be using.