manxchatterbox Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 the lowerdeck of Shaw's Brow carpark would be ideal as its undercover and there are electricty and water services available... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollag Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 How about a purpose built venue in the new summerland venture. It could serve for public outdoor, but under cover uses like car boots, charity drives, hobby shows, you know, something communal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chloephoria Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 yea a good idea, but a farmers market no i think it smells enough down there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesemonster2005 Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Show me a farm in Douglas and I'll say yes. The nearest farm to the centre of Douglas must be at least 5km... It'd be like holding an economics foum in Jurby... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 All for local produce and all that, but what exactly would a farmer's market sell? Beyond eggs, the mundane root veg and calibrese (skinny broccoli), what else is grown here that would supply a market other than a few times a year? Nice idea, but I can see it ending up as a few sad stalls selling very little. Sorry to pour cold water on the idea, but I don't think it is a goer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollag Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 You are spot on with that but the hope would be that with a local market for the produce and cutting out the middle man, ie robinsons, the farmers could diversify and get off the lamb/dairy teat. Look how Ballacraine farm has diversified, an example for them all. I would rather help him, help himself than throw public money at lamb overproduced that nobody wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 But Ballacraine, forgive me if I am wrong, started as a dairy farm with deliveries. It now has quads, aromatherapy and a good Xmas light display! It's hardly something that can be taken to market on a monthly basis, is it? Diversification is good (up and down the supply chain, and laterally finding new ways of exploiting what you have) but a farmers' market really isn't the answer. I fully agree that (that particular) middle man should be cut out because they just seem to be able to only deliver really shite produce under the banner that we are Manx so it must be good! BTW, the produce I am talking about is mainly the imported fresh(ish) goods! If the farmers' market would sell off some of the lamb no one wants, I would be the first there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 but a farmers' market really isn't the answer. Id have thought the farmers themselves would have jumped on the idea if it had any business merit. After all their marketing society owns a fairly large premises just outside Douglas opposite the Polar car wash ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mission Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 I'd like to know why a supposed Manxman always refers to any distance in kilometres! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 I'd like to know why a supposed Manxman always refers to any distance in kilometres! Me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxchatterbox Posted January 24, 2006 Author Share Posted January 24, 2006 reasons why there is no farmers market:- they and their families are all too well off / can't organize it / don't know how to / can't be bothered / would fail if they did / haven't the backbone to start it up / wouldn't know where to / aren't financially competent / couldn't sell milk to cows or vegetables to slugs....are doomed to failure / shouldn't be given taxpayers money as handouts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 All for local produce and all that, but what exactly would a farmer's market sell? Beyond eggs, the mundane root veg and calibrese (skinny broccoli), what else is grown here that would supply a market other than a few times a year? Nice idea, but I can see it ending up as a few sad stalls selling very little. Sorry to pour cold water on the idea, but I don't think it is a goer! Try Bri's stall on ramsey quay for local produce or the organic "thursdays" market just outside peel, and you'll see that you're selling local veg short with your comments. It'd be nice to have one in douglas. The guy in market hall has some local produce, but I find the quality a bit variable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollag Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 reasons why there is no farmers market:-they and their families are all too well off / can't organize it / don't know how to / can't be bothered / would fail if they did / haven't the backbone to start it up / wouldn't know where to / aren't financially competent / couldn't sell milk to cows or vegetables to slugs....are doomed to failure / shouldn't be given taxpayers money as handouts... Ditto! Why take a chance in a free market economy when you can be living off handouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebees Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 The Thursday market on the St Johns 'back' road to Peel?? Hmmm, went there a couple of weeks ago.....most disappointed there were 3 carrots, if that! You cannot buy mushrooms from the mushroom farm due to Robinsons monopoly on mushroom buying. However, many other farms sell their produce, its just a case of finding them. A farmers market would be a great idea, I loathe buying Tescos 'frozen' fresh carrots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesemonster2005 Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 I'd like to know why a supposed Manxman always refers to any distance in kilometres! Because kilometres, like celcius, kilograms and litres makes a lot more sense than yards/miles, fahrenheit, pounds and pints/gallons. Kids at schools today are taught in metres and kilometres it's just the older generation who prefer to use an antiquated system which is non-decimal and confusing for the rest of the world. Much easier to remember that 1000 metres = 1km than remembering how ever many yards are in a mile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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