AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD WRFA's Jason Sample talks with Luke Fodor from St. Luke's and Linnea Carlson, director of the Jamestown Public Market, about a new collaboration between the two to help ensure the Jamestown Public Market remains … [Read more...]
Jamestown Public Market Finds New Home with St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Public Market is preparing for an exciting 2020 thanks to a new partnership with St. Luke’s Episcopal Church of Jamestown. Operated under the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation for the past decade, market stakeholders … [Read more...]
‘Farmers Market Week’ Now Underway, Several Special Events Planned for Saturday, Aug. 10
JAMESTOWN - Surrounded by over 1,600 farms, Jamestown has a lot to celebrate when it comes to agriculture, as well as small business. One city event that supports this important aspect of the community each week is the Jamestown Public Market. Host … [Read more...]
Jamestown Public Market Manager Asks for City’s Help in Notifying Motorists of No Parking Rule
JAMESTOWN - Organizers with the Jamestown Public Market are hoping motorists who park in an area of downtown Jamestown will be more cooperative this year once the market opens in June. On Monday night Public Market Manager Linnea Carlson and … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Mary Maxwell and Linnea Carlson from JRC and Jamestown Public Market
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019 WRFA's Jason Sample talks with the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation's Neighborhood Program coordinator Mary Maxwell and Public Market coordinator Linnea Carlson about … [Read more...]
Jamestown Public Market Announces New Advanced Ordering System
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Public Market is excited to announce a new program aimed at further developing customer convenience. In partnership with the Farmers Market Federation of New York, the public market has adopted the newly established … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Jamestown Public Market Hosts Market-to-Table Dinner on Sept. 17
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Public Market announces their annual Market to Table event, set this year for September 17. Public Market Manager, Linnea Carlson, is excited to work with market farms, vendors and the … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Linnea Carlson Discusses Jamestown Mobile Public Market
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing on Thursday, July 26, 2018. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Public Market manager Linnea Carlson about the Jamestown Public Market mobile market initiative, being … [Read more...]
Farmers Markets Will be Able to Use SNAP Benefit Software for An Extra Month Before Service Ends
JAMESTOWN - Food stamp recipients in Jamestown will have at least another month to use their benefits to purchase items at the weekly Jamestown Public Market. Earlier this month, WRFA reported that the Novo Dia Group said it will end its service … [Read more...]
Jamestown Public Market to Introduce ‘Mobile Market’ Pilot Program
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Public Market is announcing that a mobile market will soon be bringing food to “food desert” areas within the city. The Jamestown Renaissance Corporation (JRC) in partnership with several community organizations is … [Read more...]