RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL
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COUNCIL PUBLIC INFORMATION NEWS ADVISORY
IMMEDIATE RELEASE TO BE FORWARDED AND SHARED
Wednesday, 24 April 2013
Councilwoman Kathy Graziano invites everyone to the 2013 South of the James Farmers' Market Season Opening Day
Saturday, May 4, 2013: Entire Richmond Metro-Area Community invited and encouraged to attend
WHAT (Richmond, Virginia U.S.A.) -- The Honorable Kathy Graziano, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council, Southwest 4th Voter District, invites and encourages the Greater Richmond-Metro Community to attend and shop at the 2013 South of the James Farmers' Market Season Opening Day on Saturday, May 4, 2013.
One of Richmond's most successful, entertaining and fun-filled family events, the 2013 South of the James Farmers' Market Season will run from Saturday, May, 4, 2013 through Saturday, December 7, 2013.
The South of the James Farmers' Market, which is pet-friendly and includes music and entertainment, is an open-air producer-only market where farmers and artisans sell locally-grown and hand-made items, which include:
• Vegetables, fruit, plants and flowers
• Meat, cheese, eggs and honey
• Jewelry, pottery, art, candles, clothing and knitted items
• Soaps, lotions and essential oils
• Baked goods, coffee, and other prepared foods
The market is located in Richmond's Forest Hill Park (in the part with the paved surface). Parking is located in the large lot beside the market.
Richmond's Forest Hill Park is a free public park that is managed and maintained on behalf of Richmond residents by the Richmond Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities.
WHEN Saturday, May 4, 2013
8:00 a.m. - Noon
WHERE Richmond's Forest Hill Park
Forest Hill Avenue and 42nd Street
Richmond, Virginia
WHO The Honorable Kathy Graziano, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council, Southwest 4th Voter District
CONTACT For more information, please contact Karen Atkinson, Market Manager, at growva@gmail.com (email)
or
The Honorable Kathy Graziano, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council, Southwest 4th Voter District, at 804.320.2454, or email: Kathy.graziano@richmondgov.com
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