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Thompson Falls MarketIt`s a Community Thing! | Green Badge Count | | 12 | | Green Badge Value: | | 199 |
http://www.thompsonfallsmarket.com/ Nature of Business: From the last weekend in June to the last weekend in September from 9:00am-1:00pm the Sanders County community meets at the Thompson Falls Market to see friends and neighbors, enjoy local live music, support local non-profits, to shop for local produce, baked goods and arts and crafts. Mission: Our mission is to offer a venue for people to sell and purchase products grown or created locally. We believe is supporting local businesses, farmers, artists, crafters and bakers. We believe in cultivating community. We believe in shopping local. We believe in education. We believe in self sufficiency. We believe in being locavores. We believe in creativity. We believe in reducing, reusing and recycling. Relation to Your Community: By supporting local farmers, artists, musicians, non-profits and crafters, we not only help improve the economy of our community, but we decrease our carbon footprint by conserving resources to transport items from across the globe. We offer a weekly adopt-a-weekend for non-profits to set up a fund & consciousness raising program. We have worked with groups such as MSU Extention office, Friends of the Thompson Falls Library, Sanders County Environmental Health Office, area Master Gardeners and the city and county to host gardening workshops at a minimal cost to area residence. Sustainability Goals Your Company Embraces: Our goal is to educate locals about the importance of supporting local farmers and bakers to help develop a more sustainable local food network. To support the efforts of our farmers by giving them an affordable platform to sell their products. The Market Recycles – we encourage locals to Keep it, Clean it, Bring it! We recycle specific items that artists and farmers can reuse in their daily work. We ecourage people to ride a bike, walk or carpool to the market. We encourage the use of \"green bags\" or baskets as shopping bags instead of plastic. Additional Green Directory ListingsGreen Badges | Conserving energy
reason We encourage residents to buy locally grown produce, meat and eggs. This cuts down on the fuel and energy used to transport produce from an average of 1,500 miles. |  | Reducing waste
reason The Market Recycles – Keep it, Clean it, Bring it! Along with aluminum cans, the Market encourages residents to keep, clean and contribute the following to the Market Recycling Project: Wine corks (real cork and plastic composite) Plastic shopping bags Canning Jars w/ rings, washed (no chips or rust) Jars with lids (washed and labels removed) Black plastic greenhouse planter pots Egg cartons – dozen count only please Wine bottles – rinsed out, lables removed Old wooden boxes (still intact and useable) |  | Reducing toxic emissions
reason We encourage organic farming and not using chemicals or fertilizers. Organic produce, grass fed animals and free range chicken/eggs all raised locally helps reduce the global use of chemicals/hormones that get used by companies from around the world for mass production. |  | Conserving natural resources
reason We host composting workshops that teach area residence how to turn their food scraps, leaves and other materials into nutrient rich soil for their gardens. We support the xeriscape gardening by area residents. We support rain water collection for watering local gardens and the market's site/field. By encouraging people to plant gardens, we're helping clean the air and improve overall health of our community. |  | Energy efficient equipment
reason In the market office we use an energy and ink efficient printers. We shut off our office equipment at the end of the day. |  | Recycling program
reason The Market Recycles – Keep it, Clean it, Bring it! Along with aluminum cans, the Market encourages residents to keep, clean and contribute the following to the Market Recycling Project: Wine corks (real cork and plastic composite) Plastic shopping bags Canning Jars w/ rings, washed (no chips or rust) Jars with lids (washed and labels removed) Black plastic greenhouse planter pots Egg cartons – dozen count only please Wine bottles – rinsed out, lables removed Old wooden boxes (still intact and useable) |  | Recycled promotional products
reason We use both sides of paper. We use recycled paper and natural inks. We encourage people to go to the website for information instead of printing brochures, forms, etc. We recycle cans, paper, magazines, etc. |  | Using organic products
reason The market supports vendors who grow/create organic products. |  | Offering benefits to seniors
reason We are working with the State Ag Department to add a senior produce coupons, if funds become available in 2010, so they have money to buy the healthy produce. |  | Donating to non-profits
reason We work with a long list of non-profit groups. We encourage non-profits to adopt one weekend (for free) where they can promote their organization, do a fundraiser and become part of the fabric of the market. |  | Improving the health of community
reason The Market is a meeting place for area residents. The market is full of laughter and good communication. The market vendors sell healthy food. |  | Contributing to local tax base
reason YES! By encouraging people to shop local at the market which the vendors are also local, helps keep that money circulating throughout the community. More money in the community means more more buying power. |
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