{"id":1377,"date":"2021-03-17T16:13:03","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T16:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lanecountyfarmersmarket.org\/?p=1377"},"modified":"2022-01-24T16:18:29","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T16:18:29","slug":"lane-county-farmers-market-to-move-to-fifth-avenue-during-construction-of-new-permanent-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lanecountyfarmersmarket.org\/lane-county-farmers-market-to-move-to-fifth-avenue-during-construction-of-new-permanent-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Lane County Farmers Market to move to Fifth Avenue during construction of new permanent site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; module_class=&#8221;mixed_text&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y9mx6iKVtqA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Lane County Farmers Market will move to a new temporary home on Fifth Avenue between Oak and High streets starting April 3.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The move\u00a0allows for construction of an improved, permanent\u00a0site at its location at Eighth Avenue and Oak Street, the market announced Monday.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1379\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lanecountyfarmersmarket.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/f7b71001-3622-410b-b8fe-b9276a45e77e-new_market_2.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1379\" class=\"wp-image-1379 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lanecountyfarmersmarket.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/f7b71001-3622-410b-b8fe-b9276a45e77e-new_market_2.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lanecountyfarmersmarket.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/f7b71001-3622-410b-b8fe-b9276a45e77e-new_market_2.webp 660w, https:\/\/www.lanecountyfarmersmarket.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/f7b71001-3622-410b-b8fe-b9276a45e77e-new_market_2-480x329.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 660px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1379\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joshua Berman, Town Square Analyst for the city of Eugene, holds an architect&#8217;s concept rendering at the &#8220;butterfly lot&#8221; in Eugene of what the year-round farmers market proposed for the site might look like.<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The temporary relocation is one phase of the city of Eugene&#8217;s\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/eugenetownsquare.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\">Town Square<\/a> project, which looks to transform two blocks in the heart of Eugene\u00a0into a civic and recreational hub.\u00a0When completed, the Eugene Town Square will encompass the blocks between Pearl and Willamette streets and between East Seventh Avenue and East Broadway. Its features will include the new City Hall, improved Park Blocks\u00a0and a year-round farmers market.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">While relocated on two blocks north of\u00a0the 5th Street Market District, the Lane County Farmers Market&#8217;s site will be\u00a0demolished and a new permanent, covered building will be constructed. Work on the old site is tentatively set to start May 3, before demolition would begin on May 24, according to Eugene community development analyst Joshua Berman. Construction of the new market would then begin in August, with\u00a0an estimated completion date of Feb. 22 next year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Eugene Saturday Market \u2014 normally held across the street from the Lane County Farmers Market \u2014 will not be affected by the construction and still will take place along the Park Blocks on Oak Street\u00a0and Eighth Avenue\u00a0as usual, according to the announcement\u00a0news release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cWhile the Farmers Market staff and vendors will miss having the Eugene Saturday Market as neighbors directly across the street, everyone is pleased that the Market will remain as close as possible to the downtown area this year,\u201d the release states.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1380\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lanecountyfarmersmarket.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/97a3a15e-3885-4ff7-af66-957f4a2b1cd2-EUG_111420_Market_01.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1380\" class=\"wp-image-1380 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lanecountyfarmersmarket.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/97a3a15e-3885-4ff7-af66-957f4a2b1cd2-EUG_111420_Market_01-1024x666.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lanecountyfarmersmarket.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/97a3a15e-3885-4ff7-af66-957f4a2b1cd2-EUG_111420_Market_01-980x637.webp 980w, https:\/\/www.lanecountyfarmersmarket.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/97a3a15e-3885-4ff7-af66-957f4a2b1cd2-EUG_111420_Market_01-480x312.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1380\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">University of Oregon students Shae Boos, left, Siena Dorman and August Lewis-Hoogerhuis gather produce during a visit to the Lane County Farmers Market in Eugene.<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Farmers Market staff and board of directors worked with the city of Eugene to search for a temporary market location during the 2021 season, taking into account staying as close as possible to the market\u2019s regular downtown site, having ample parking nearby\u00a0and having enough space for vendors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The 5th Street Public Market offered to let farmers market visitors use its parking spaces, which brings the total number of spaces available for visitors and vendors up to 700, according to the release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cThis temporary location will provide plenty of room for all our vendors, as well as plenty of parking for our customers, and will allow the organization to keep thriving while we wait for our permanent home to be constructed down at Eighth and Oak,&#8221; Lane County Farmers Market Manager Alexis Molinari said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The market will be on Fifth Avenue, between High Street and Oak Street, every Saturday, starting April 3 and through Dec. 18. When it\u2019s open, the market will only close the two blocks of Fifth Avenue and will not close\u00a0High, Pearl\u00a0and Oak streets, according to the release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">More information about the Eugene Town Square project, go to\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/eugenetownsquare.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\">eugenetownsquare.org<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0For more on the Lane County Farmers Market, go to\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lanecountyfarmersmarket.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\">lanecountyfarmersmarket.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><em>Louis Krauss covers breaking news for The Register-Guard. Contact him at lkrauss@registerguard.com or 541-521-2498, and follow him on Twitter @LouisKraussNews. Want more stories like this? Subscribe to get unlimited access and support local journalism.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.registerguard.com\/story\/news\/2021\/03\/17\/lane-county-farmers-market-move-fifth-avenue-during-town-square-project-construction\/4711634001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Register-Guard<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lane County Farmers Market will move to a new temporary home on Fifth Avenue between Oak and High streets starting April 3. 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