Vendor applications due for Farmers Market

The first Tuesday night Farmers Market is still a few months (and storms) away, but applications to sell goods at the weekly Plaza event are due March 1. The new Valley of the Moon Certified Farmers Market (VOMCFM), the group awarded the management contract in... Continue

New Farmers Market group putting down roots

It’s full spade ahead for the new operator of Sonoma’s Tuesday night Farmers Market. The Valley of the Moon Certified Farmers Market, chaired by Bill Dardon, was chosen unanimously by the city council last week over a contending group headed by Irene Morgan. Choosing not... Continue

Previous Market chair wins contract

The Sonoma City Council voted unanimously Wednesday night to hire a group headed by Bill Dardon to manage the Tuesday night Farmers Market in 2011. The council opted for the proposal of the Valley of the Moon Certified Farmers Market over the contending group, headed... Continue

Market decision finally at hand?

Will the chambers be packed as with last year’s city council meeting to choose a farmers market manager? Or, like a pot of sadly overcooked vegetables, has the issue finally run out of steam? The Sonoma City Council is due to award the 2011 Tuesday... Continue

No front runner for Market gig

In a meeting absent the large, emotional crowds that packed the chambers during previous hearings – there was exactly one public comment – two applicants pitched for the Tuesday Farmers Market management contract last night. They’ll do it all over again next week. The Community... Continue

Field of two for Farmers Market contract

The city of Sonoma has received two proposals to take over management of the Tuesday Night Farmers Market in May of 2011. The Valley of the Moon Certified Farmers Market, chaired by Bill Dardon, is basically a reformation of the incumbent group. It does not... Continue

Good riddance to rotten produce

Just when you thought the subject would go away for the winter along with fresh tomatoes, the Tuesday night Farmers Market dropped a huge bombshell. The board of directors that thought it ran the market, the one the city dealt with, the one that signed... Continue

Stunning revelations in Farmers Market saga

A previously unknown association declared that it, not the current local board, controls the Tuesday night Farmers Market and that it will not submit a proposal to manage the event in 2011. Deeply involved in the emergent group are market manager Hilda Swartz, who as... Continue

City lists ingredients for ultimate Market

An accountable operator with clear rules, healthy options for prepared foods, more music, art and crafts, an emphasis on local farmers… the City Council shopping list for a Farmers Market manager looks a lot like last year’s version. The items will become part of the... Continue

City will shop for new Farmers Market management

The City of Sonoma is once again in the market for somebody to run the Tuesday Night Farmers Market on Sonoma Plaza. While all city council members were complimentary to the progress made by the incumbent team, a 3-2 vote puts the job for 2011... Continue