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NW Raw Kelly's Crepes Tempo Videos Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » Obituaries TV Listings Movie Listings Oregon Outdoors Oregon Healthy Living Magazines & Special Sections NEWS NOW Fire on Foots Creek Road near Rogue River destroys garage ... Serial arsonist gets 3 years ... Medford police found to be justified in killing armed man last month ... Fire on Foots Creek Road near Rogue River destroys garage ... Serial arsonist gets 3 years ... Medford police found to be justified in killing armed man last month ... TALENT Talent Evening Market tries free approach By Sarah Lemon for the Mail Tribune MailTribune.com By Sarah Lemon for the Mail Tribune Posted Sep. 4, 2014 @ 12:01 am By Sarah Lemon for the Mail Tribune Posted Sep. 4, 2014 @ 12:01 am » Social News It’s a free-market system Friday evenings in Talent. No fees are required to set up booths at this season’s Talent Evening Market. Manager John Gibson is inviting backyard gardeners, crafters, and small-scale, start-up businesses to help him revitalize the farmers market, struggling since the previous manager relinquished her post. Gibson asks only that vendors contribute what they can to the market’s donation jar at the end of every night. The market runs from 5:30 p.m. until dusk Fridays through Oct. 17. “The crowds are starting to come back,” said Gibson. “Now we have produce again.” Munson’s Farm in Talent is among the eight regular purveyors who are keeping the market afloat since it opened in late June. Farmer Dave Munson said the market’s move from asphalt in front of City Hall to grass at the corner of Main and John streets makes it more appealing to vendors and shoppers alike. Live music adds to the ambiance, he said. “It’s more down-home; it’s simpler; there’s less strings attached,” said Munson. “It’s got huge potential for bringing the community together.” Former market manager Sharon Anderson said she hopes Talent residents will rally around the market again, restoring the vitality it enjoyed for the five years that she operated it. “I want it to stay going, too,” said the Talent resident who has been honored as Citizen of the Year. “I don’t think you can have too many growers markets.” When Anderson announced earlier this year that she could no longer put on the market, she “hoped, prayed, whatever” that someone would take her place. By the time Gibson volunteered, about half of the vendors — 25 to 30 at the market’s height — had committed themselves elsewhere. “No one had stepped up to the plate,” said Gibson. Now Gibson is soliciting fledgling enterprises, including hobbyists, to step up and fill the vendor void. Munson’s fruits and vegetables are joined each week by hand-crafted jewelry, hand-knitted toys, hand-painted cards and sculptures fashioned by teens raising funds for their school, along with a gyro cart, said Gibson. “There may be hundreds of little, backyard, front-yard gardeners,” he said of the potential to bring in more produce. “I want to make this their market.” Suzi Fry, co-owner of Fry Family Farm in Talent, agrees that home gardeners’ surplus produce would be a good fit at the market. Although Fry Family anchored the market for several years, its employees were simply too busy preparing for three Saturday markets to continue, she said, adding that the decision to forgo this year’s market was not based on the management change. More produce likely would bring in more shoppers, said Anderson. Originally conceiving the market as a “street fair,” Anderson said she wanted an after-hours alternative to local farmers markets that operate weekday mornings and afternoons. The Talent market became a community meeting place, she added. “It was just an event that people looked forward to,” said Gibson, an eight-year resident of Talent who works at his family’s pet-boarding business. Movies will be screened this month at the market, said Gibson. He’s also encouraging any and all musicians to take the stage for a 50-50 split of funds in the market’s donation jar. Gibson said he welcomes suggestions and can be contacted at 541-842-0030 or [email protected]. “I want to make sure this thing comes back to life.” For more information, see www.talenteveningmarket.org         By Sarah Lemon for the Mail Tribune MailTribune.com By Sarah Lemon for the Mail Tribune Posted Sep. 4, 2014 @ 12:01 am » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. 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