About the Montavilla Farmers' Market
Mission Statement
To create a vital, high quality farmers market that promotes our local farms, producers and artisans in a community-centered gathering place.
Market Values
Farm Focus - We concentrate on produce, to support our regional farmers, a healthy local food system and a healthy community.
Community - We believe our market space provides a common ground for our neighbors to come together each week.
Delight - We believe attending our market will create feelings of delicious merriment and gladness each and every Sunday.
The neighborhood of Montavilla began as a rural farming community 117 years ago, just east of what were then the city limits of Portland. In the mid-1880s, residents of Montavilla began to develop a new business district along Stark Street. By 1890, a bustling new Montavilla boasted "three grocery stores, a couple of meat markets, a livery stable, a privately owned bank and two blacksmith shops".
In recent years, Montavilla has had a resurgence of small locally owned businesses that have sprouted up along Stark Street between 75th and 92nd Sts. A new coffeehouse, movie theater, restaurants and local shops that have given new life to our community, fostering a community spirit aimed at continuing the revival of this historic area. A large group of local residents and business owners have joined together to start the Montavilla Farmers Market.
By creating a farmers' market, we hope to build a still greater sense of community. Along with offering a fine selection of fresh fruits and vegetables, locally made cheeses and other foods and handcrafted goods, the market also features demonstrations and entertainment. Volunteers , vendors, and artisans are encouraged to contact us to become part of the market.
Contacts
| Market Manager: | Gretchan Jackson | gretchan@montavillamarket.org |
| Volunteer Coordinator: | Tonia Stark | tonia@montavillamarket.org |
| Advertising and Sponsorships: | Kristin Schuchman |
kristin@montavillamarket.org montavillamarket.marketing@gmail.com |
| If you would like to perform at the market: | Jina Sagar | events@montavillamarket.org |
| Artisans wishing to exhibit at the market: | Jane Schaffer | artisans@montavillamarket.org |
| Web Page Content: | Scott Likely | webmaster@montavillamarket.org |
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Executive
Board:
Jon Keyes, Chair Mailing address: P. O. BOX 16238 PORTLAND, OR 97292 |
