I'm a bit confused about the "fun event" announced for planning re. the lumberyard/tractor site. I certainly see the point of long-range planning for the downtown area, and doing so for the Pellini...

Lemme get this straight...the storing of old tractors and parts is an eyesore, but artsy-fartsy junk in the same place is OK. whatever.

How 'bout the Tractor guy just puts up a sign saying...

I guess the idea of it being a lumberyard is out of the question, huh?

How about an artisanal lumberyard?

What if they put a wine tasting room/restaurant/art gallery in the lumberyard?
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bret martin here from the barlow. i thought i could handle this but sadness has shut me down. i refuse to put anyone down any longer. today at thanksgiving i was overwhelmed with remorse over my...

One of the things I have observed (and personally experienced) is that on-line forums provide a tricky and challenging form of communication.

Reading words on a screen does not give participants...

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jessica
you are the first person here to choke me up.
its as if you peeked into my heart
you are a thanksgiving blessing
thank you
bret

thanks, Conrad - but it's also true that the community benefits from both your work and that of the farmers, so we do have a bit of an obligation to support what we'd like to see continue.

Bret,

I am sad that you ended up in the middle of this mess. I started to read the thread because I was interested in the possibility of actually going to a Farmer's Market. The one in Seb is too...

maybe there was a reason.. how aware were you of your surroundings? Some people don't live in a world where all is being taken care of, especially if you have a prosaic rather than cosmic definition...

you've got to be kidding. Some here may dispute my judgement over what's mean-spirited, but come on - read their posts for what they say. How on earth can they make their criticism in any more...

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barry
respectfully i disagree
i thought like you that a sunday market would be a bad idea and told paulas board head that we would choose saturday to avoid conflict. he said please do...

This has been a very interesting discussion. The original question was "What do you want to see at a Barlow's Farmer's Market?" It was not really about Paula.

The thread has recently become about...

Sounds like you had your cup of venom this morning "lizzy" and it wasn't "sweet"

Please go easy on the negativity, at least till I weigh in.

Thank you Bret for being even handed. Nobody can deny that Paula has done good things AND that documented evidence exists demonstrating that Paula is not suited to run a farmers market at the...

Sorry to be such a negative voice, but I have a positive motive. The negative - I've heard the tireless shepherd call customers "f...ing idiots" behind their backs and tell vendors to "f " off to...

--- To your point that Paula Downing; A) transformed the markets, and B) they are more dynamic, successful, diverse, etc...I agree with part A. As for part B, it only works if you turn a blind eye...

Wow. OM...Oversentive misinterpretation. To call others liars just increases the vitiol. They have their opinions, based on their experiences. I am aware of favoritism that had happened when there...