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Farmer’s Market Subcommittee Recommends Diversity Programming

The City of Bloomington may be shoring up diversity programming at its Saturday Farmers Market to create a sense of inclusion and safety. That comes at the recommendation of a Farmer Market Advisory Council subcommittee, which met last night. Farmer Market Coordinator Marcia Veldman says the market is possibly the most diverse space in Bloomington, but there is always more …

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Bloomington Residents ‘No Longer Feel Safe’ at Farmers’ Market

Bloomington community members continued to call for the ouster of the proprietors of Schooner Creek Farm, from the Bloomington Farmers’ Market, during last night’s Board of Park Commissioners meeting. Schooner Creek Farm proprietors Sarah Dye and Douglas Mackey are alleged to be members of the white supremacist group, Identity Evropa. Neither has incited violence at the market, or distributed threatening …

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Farmers Market Advisory Board Hears Community Petition Against Schooner Creek Farm

Members of Bloomington’s Farmers Market Advisory Board heard two hours of emotional public comment, last night. Many community members are asking the city to ban the proprietors of Schooner Creek Farm from the city’s farmers market. Schooner Creek Farm proprietors Sarah Dye and Doug Mackey are alleged to be members of Identity Europa, a white supremacist group organization. As of …

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Farmers’ Market Advisory Council to Hear Petitions Tonight

The Bloomington Farmer’s Market Advisory Council is scheduled to meet tonight. Those normally quiet meetings are expected to be more lively tonight, as community members ask the advisory council to ban a Brown County vendor from the farmers’ market, due to their alleged ties to a white supremacist group. At least two petitions are asking the City of Bloomington’s Parks …

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Petitions Allege White Supremacist Ties to Farmer’s Market Vendor

The Bloomington Farmer’s Market is facing a public petition, demanding the expulsion of two individuals who operate as vendors for Schooner Creek Farm. The petition alleges the individuals are connected to the White supremacist movement, Identity Evropa, and encourages both the Bloomington Farmer’s Market and the Nashville Farmer’s Market to ban them. The allegations come after the trial and FBI …

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Daily Local News – June 3, 2019

Bloomington’s Weekday Farmers Markets begin tomorrow; The city of Bloomington is reviewing its harassment policies and guidelines; Revenues from Monroe County’s Public Safety Income Tax continue to grow since its adoption, in 2016. FEATURE Surviving members Phil Proctor and David Ossman were in town this past weekend to appear in WFHB’s Firehouse Follies. They joined host Michael Glab on last …

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