Get Involved: DA for a weekly farmers market in Taylor Square (north)
Sydney Sustainable Markets Inc, established by a local resident, is seeking approval to run a weekly Farmers Market at Taylor Square (north) & part of Forbes Street. The market will operate on Saturdays, weekly, between the hours of 8am – 1pm. It’s planned to commence on 17 April 2010.
We urge you to write to Council in support of this DA by emailing Matthew Girvan, the Council planning officer managing this application, before 18th March 2010.
The organisers are genuinely interested in creating a local, down-to-earth, community based market, rather than a big corporate endeavour, with the following aims:
- To create a genuine Farmers Market which adheres to the Australian Farmers Market Association Charter
- To celebrate the values of Slow Food – good, clean & fair
- To provide local 2010 residents with access to quality, farm fresh produce at moderate prices
- To promote the support of sustainable agriculture practices thereby eliminating the use pesticides/chemical fertilisers and reducing emissions
- To facilitate an educational platform for sustainable living practices within an urban context
- To deepen community spirit within 2010 and provide a lively meeting space for residents to gather together
- To support the revitalisation of the Taylor Square/Oxford Street Cultural Quarter and increase enjoyment and usage of the public spaces
- To increase the profile of Taylor Square and Oxford Street Cultural Quarter within greater Sydney
Stall sites will be offered to primary producers (according to the Australian Farmers Market Association Charter), with preference to producers using organic or sustainable farming practices. A small percentage of stall sites will be dedicated to community organisations for information exchange.
You can see more detail in the documents submitted with the application: