The Lakewood market runs until Nov. 23, so providing there is no change in funding, it will not reopen again in the spring, she said. She is committed to finding a way to continue the White Rock market, though, regardless of resources.<\/p>\n
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White Rock Local Market is one of two markets run by Good Local Markets, which started in Dallas in 2009.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are all very eager to come back in March,\u201d she said. \u201cMy plan is, even if it has to be on a volunteer basis, to bring back the market in March.\u201d<\/p>\n
Longtime vendors said their small businesses would suffer without the East Dallas markets.<\/p>\n
Dawson Mehalko was 12 years old when he started his farm, Jubilant Fields, in Trenton. Eight years later, it\u2019s now his full-time job, largely thanks to joining Good Local Markets in 2022, he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was my launching off point to really establish my business,\u201d Mehalko said. \u201cIf it were to close, it would be half of our revenue gone.\u201d<\/p>\n
Getting a spot at Good Local Markets is a prize, he said. Good Local Markets, which first started in 2009 and works with more than 100 vendors, is notoriously stringent in its approach to who can set up a booth and what they can sell. Vendors must be located within a 150-mile radius of the markets, and they must directly grow, raise or produce everything they sell. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt really is the premium market that is producer-only,\u201d Mehalko said. \u201cThey ensure a fair environment, which means a lot for myself and all the other vendors at the market. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt makes it worthwhile to be there because I know I\u2019m not trying to sell my locally grown stuff next to stuff that has been shipped in from Arizona or California and that\u2019s being passed off as being locally grown.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mehalko said it\u2019s been a difficult year for nonprofits, especially in the agriculture sector. He knows of many small farms that have been impacted by grant cutbacks. While his farm has been spared from such cuts, a reduction in business from Good Local Markets will thwart his plans to expand his farm, he said. <\/p>\n
Erika Radtke, who co-owns cottage bakery Girl with Flour, said Good Local Markets makes up a significant portion of its sales. <\/p>\n
\u201cThere are so many small businesses and so many families that rely on this market,\u201d Radtke said. \u201cI think it would be harmful for the Dallas food community for that to go away.\u201d <\/p>\n
Nate Thomas, who owns Sandcastle Seasonings, said getting his spice blends in front of customers at Good Local Markets grew his business from one he and his wife ran out of their garage to a professional operation with a facility.<\/p>\n
\u201cWithout Good Local Markets, I don\u2019t think I could keep the lights on,\u201d Thomas said. \u201cEven diminishing what [these markets] have built over almost 20 years would be a terrible, sad loss for the city of Dallas.\u201d<\/p>\n
Thomas said the farmers markets, which are a food source for many including people who rely on SNAP and WIC programs, are also a key part of community culture. They provide a free place to socialize, listen to live music and watch live cooking demonstrations. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis is one of those third places we as Americans are being deprived of,\u201d Thomas said. \u201cA farmers markets is a lifeblood of a community. This isn\u2019t going to Target or Albertsons. It\u2019s not transactional, it\u2019s personal. It\u2019s not a luxury, it\u2019s important. And it\u2019s something our community needs.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two Dallas farmers markets are facing uncertain futures due to a loss of funding for the nonprofit that…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":211770,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5135],"tags":[5229,1596,7712,774,990,2105,13386,50606,256,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,40196],"class_list":{"0":"post-211769","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-dallas","10":"tag-dallas-fortworth","11":"tag-farmers-market","12":"tag-food","13":"tag-food-and-drink","14":"tag-lake-highlands","15":"tag-lakewood","16":"tag-philanthropy","17":"tag-texas","18":"tag-tx","19":"tag-united-states","20":"tag-united-states-of-america","21":"tag-unitedstates","22":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","23":"tag-us","24":"tag-usa","25":"tag-white-rock"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115172160862244848","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211769"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211769\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/211770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}