The Advoc8te had heard rumors for sometime that the group was being relocated to another park. I think I heard they were going to Anacostia Park...or was that Oxon Hill Park? I'm not really sure, regardless they are no longer in Shepherd Park and I as well as most neighbors think that is best. Many in the community want to see that park become more family friendly and perhaps despite their best of intentions the crowd attracted by the Horseshoe games were only adult. I was talking to a neighbor the other day and we were both commenting on how GREAT it would be if the Ward 8 Farmers Market could replace the Horseshoe Players. That park would be ideal because unlike the lot at the old Congress Heights School the park is lush, very visible, has great parking and is directly on route of several bus stops. It woudl also be a great way to get families to bring the kids out to the market as the park has a playground.
Including a picture of one my great finds at last week's Farmers Market. Everything was mmm...mmm..good.
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Good idea. Might be tough considering that that other regular market is opening further north (Banana Tree stand mentioned on And Now..)
Maybe someone could get the ball rolling by setting up a fruit/veggie stand on the brick-paved part. Retail vendor permits/licenses are fairly affordable (like $500 annually.) Maybe ACM or a nearby church can give it a shot. ACM does after-school art stuff and probably has experience access to pottery making, which can be used to keep veggies cool (a cheap really effective zero-energy practice done in African markets.)
Baltimore's Arabber's (horse drawn fruit/vegetable carts)
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/09/baltimores-arabbers-sell-produce-horse-drawn-carts.php
What's interesting about this that I noticed there were signs stating that the park has been adopted by the Horseshoe Association and I noticed that a woman was picking up trash.
p.s. DC is not currently issuing any vendors markets.
An individual vendor might be able to get a license, a fruit stand or instance.
Why not throw together a weekend book fair on the paved part of the intersection? That'd definitely fall under retail vending, and be worthy of the intersection's namesakes.
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