Bootstrap Farmer Radio

Farmers Markets today are ubiquitous parts of our lives. From big cities to small rural towns once a week people and interact with today's growers. But how did we get here? Join us for a front-row seat into what it was like in the early days of the Dallas Farmers Market and how it came to be what it is today. We sit with Amanda Vanhoozier, former market director for the Dallas Farmers Market, to discuss the market's many facets, including its transition from the public to the private sector. Amanda shares some of her struggles during a rocky transition, how markets today have changed drastically from the days of truck farms and family-grown produce, and how we are finding our way back. The Dallas Farmers Market is a case study of how many markets came to be and how farming has driven economies and infrastructure growth.Ever since humans moved from hunter gatherers to today farmers have been the catalyst for change. Understanding our industry's history has never been as important as right now.  Timestamps: 0:0