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A new farmers market is scheduled to open in the Sixth Avenue area of Tacoma this summer.
Meanwhile the farmers market held on Tuesday evenings near the Tacoma Dome won't be happening this year.
Richard Hines, board president of the Tacoma Farmers Markets, said today that the Dome District market wasn't attracting enough shoppers.
"There wasn't the response from the commuters that we thought we'd have," Hines said, referring to the potential for customers from nearby bus and Sounder stations.
But he has a good feeling about the pending Sixth Avenue market, scheduled to open in July. The market will run on Tuesday afternoons.
The Tacoma Farmers Market, the group responsible for the Broadway Farmers Market Thursdays in downtown Tacoma, has joined forces with the Proctor Farmers Market.
The partnership – the Federation of Tacoma Farmers Market – aims to "build a culture of farmers markets in the city" and create new ones.
The Sixth Avenue market is its first project.
The federation is still gathering information about what kind of farmers market the neighborhood may want.
Each market has a different feel.
For example, the Broadway market caters to people working in downtown Tacoma. It has more craft vendors and prepared foods.
The Proctor market, Hines said, was developed to focus more on local produce – the idea that people go to the Saturday market prepared to shop for fruits and vegetables for the week.
"We don't know if the vendors will be the same," Hines said. "We want to reach out and give an opportunity to existing vendors, but depending on what the neighborhood wants and supports it might be a different mix altogether."
To that end, market organizers have planned a community meeting to discuss their plans for Sixth Avenue and gather input from residents.
It's scheduled from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. April 28 at the Epsworth LeSourd United Methodist Church at 710 S. Anderson Street.
John Loesch, Sixth Avenue Business District president, said local merchants are excited about the market.
That includes, Loesch, who, as the owner of Sixth Avenue Neighborhood Market, could see the farmers market as competition.
Instead he plans to buy produce from the vendors and sell it at his store.
"The more varied business we bring to the area, the better off we are in drawing people to the area," Loesch said.
"Even having the grocery store, I think this is one of the best things to happen for the district in a lot of different ways," he added.
John Toler, another member of the business association, said the farmers market is also trying to work with the nearby restaurants to encourage the eateries to use their produce.
The market will likely be located on Pine Street, between Sixth Avenue and N. 7th Street, said Toler, who has been coordinating the creation of the market on behalf of the business district.
The area's farmers markets are set to open soon.
The Proctor market opens April 26. The Broadway market is scheduled to open May 15.
