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Farmer’s Market Adds to Downtown Austin
By Kathryn | June 29, 2008
Twice a week people come together in downtown Austin to enjoy live performances, children’s events and food tasting at the local farmer’s market. This twice-weekly gathering enhances downtown Austin living while also reflecting exactly what life in downtown Austin is all about. Promoting local growers and local economy, the Austin Farmer’s Market is a perfect fit for a downtown community that is all about encouraging local development and activities. Providing both entertainment and a resource for food, the farmer’s market brings downtown residents together in a multi-use space that adds to the vibrancy of the community here.
The Austin Farmer’s Market is held every Saturday morning from nine to one and every Wednesday evening from four to eight. It happens rain or shine and includes performances, special events and the sale of food from local growers whose food is grown within a one hundred and fifty miles radius around Austin. The Saturday farmer’s market is located in the heart of the downtown area at Republic Square Park. The Wednesday farmer’s market is held at Triangle Park.
The Saturday farmer’s market in particular really adds to the life of downtown Austin. In the past, people worked downtown but commuted to the outlying areas where they lived. This meant that the area was considerably busier during the week than on the weekends. The new downtown Austin is all about living and working in the same area to promote a downtown community way of life that includes all facets of living. This farmer’s market brings people out into the streets to gather together on the weekends. It serves the function of providing a place to purchase groceries but also offers entertainment and community-building opportunities.
The farmer’s market happens throughout the year whether it’s raining or sunny out. This further reflects the way of life in downtown Austin today. This is no longer a place that’s seasonal or for weekdays only; downtown Austin is now a busy part of the city where people are conducting their business and enjoying themselves every day of the week all throughout the year. People who are just starting to move to the downtown area will find that ongoing events like these characterize the nature of the downtown region today while also adding to that way of life. The Austin Farmer’s Market is not the only event that does this but it stands out as a stellar example of what the downtown region is all about today.
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