Ross Organic Farm Stand Could Be In Jeopardy At Marin Art & Garden Center (MAGC) Tuesday June 6, 2013

6/10/2013

Letters written to Ross Town Manager Rob Braulik, Mayor Russell and Town Council members requesting permission to place signs at MAGC entrance

Marin Community Farm Stands & CSA
PO Box 134 - San Geronimo, California 94963
(415) 497-9496

6/6/2013
Rob Braulik
Town Manager
Town Of Ross
31 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard
Ross, CA 94957

Dear Rob,

This letter is an urgent request to the Town Council of Ross to approve the placement of signs for Marin Community Farm Stands & CSA operating as a cultural community event every Tuesday at the Marin Art & Garden Center.

MCFS has a long history operating for 10 years at MAGC. Previous ordinances adopted by Ross administrations under former Mayor Jeanne Barr go back to 2005 and allowed for signage along Sir Francis Drake Blvd. MCFS is requesting a minimum of two A-Frame signs.

Marin Community Farm Stands represents the cooperative efforts of over 20 Marin Organic farms from the communities of Bolinas, Point Reyes, Inverness, Nicasio, Tomales, Lagunitas and San Anselmo. MCFS is foremost in bringing the educational message of local sustainable agriculture and green movements in our normal course of business. The farm stand brings this message through all its producers, their certificates, organic certifications and the CSA, (as a community supported agriculture program) as well as the educational activities of other non-profits.

A timely vote by the Town Council will assure the continued operation of the Farm Stand at MAGC on Tuesday June 11, 2013. Without permission to place our signs, we can not opererate. We thank you in advance for this consideration.

Sincerely,

James J. Baum
President MCFS
james@communityfarmstands.com

Letter to Town Council on this issue from Marin Art & Garden Center

June 5, 2013

Town of Ross
Box 320
Ross, CA 94957

Dear Mayor Russell and Town Council members,

The Marin Art and Garden Center (MAGC) asks for permission for James Baum to place two a-frame signs along Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, on MAGC property, one near the stoplight at the main entrance directly across from Lagunitas and another at the corner of Sir Francis Drake and Laurel Grove. There are three types of signs (pictures included) Hopefully one of these styles will work well with the town aesthetics, and two similar signs will be used for display on SFD Blvd. These signs will be put out at 11am and taken in at 7pm. These signs are the main source driving traffic to the Marin Community Organic Farm Stand scheduled at MAGC every Tuesday from June 11 to October 27, 2013.

Marin Community Organic Farm Stand has been a staple at MAGC for ten years, providing the Town of Ross and visitors to MAGC with fresh organic produce and products from over 20 farms and businesses in Marin and nearby communities.
Thank you for your consideration in this matter.

Sincerely,
James Baum
Marin Community Farm Stands & CSA

Stacey Kamp
MAGC Rental Manager

Diane Doodha

MAGC Board President

26 Comments

Lisa Wing

6/10/2013 09:56:31 am

I am a long time supporter of the Marin Community Organic Farmstand at MAGC and live in Ross. I support his request to be able to leave his signs on SFD in front of the center. these signs help to remind me he is there as I am driving home from work and he and his
produce could not be any better! thank you

Sarah Weber

6/10/2013 02:25:17 pm

I've been waiting for the organic farm stand since November! Please don't take it away!

Angie Taube

6/10/2013 10:13:34 am

Thank you!!

Anja Eckert

6/10/2013 10:13:40 am

Please allow the Marin Community Organic Farmstand at MAGC to put up their signs. I deeply support small local farms and fresh organic produce and sometimes it is a nice to get a reminder that they are there. I love their produce!! Thanks!

Teresa Federer

6/10/2013 11:16:51 am

I am a Ross resident and support the farm stands' signage on SFD Blvd. Thank you!

Robin Beck

6/10/2013 11:29:22 am

I am a Ross resident and also the support the farm stand, please renew permit.

Susan Reinhart

6/10/2013 11:34:50 am

Please renew the Farm Stand's signage on Sir Francis Drake Blvd. Thanks very much!

River

6/10/2013 12:11:22 pm

save our ross farm stand!
let them put a sign up
Really Ross
Resident.

Orna Meyer Fritts

6/10/2013 12:11:39 pm

Dear Council Members,
I would like to voice my support for MAGC to continue to post signs on farm stand days. Jim's organic farm stand has been a blessing to this community since it's early days when I used to take my toddler son to Pixie Park in the stroller and stop by the farm stand on the way home to pick up produce for dinner. My son is now turning 10. In order to pull in business Jim needs to have large signs on the road. Thank you for supporting this business. I reside at 79 SFD Blvd. in Ross.

Miranda Abrams

6/10/2013 12:13:40 pm

Please renew the Farm Stand's signage permit on Sir Francis Drake.
The Farmer's Market presence so enhances our little town!

Mary Ann Neumann

6/10/2013 12:32:56 pm

Please renew Jim's signage permit. His business is a nice addition to our community and MAGC.

Nicole Siminoff

6/10/2013 12:54:11 pm

Kathy Swindle

6/10/2013 01:08:09 pm

Please renew the Farm Stand's signage permit on Sir Francis Drake. It would be a shame for the town to lose the farm stand!

Lee Sadrian

6/10/2013 01:12:41 pm

Please renew the farm stands signage permit. It would be sad to see the farm leave.
Laurel grove

Kim Kieckhefer

6/10/2013 02:06:50 pm

I am in support of the Tuesday Farm Stand and hope that you will renew their permit to place A-frame signs to promote their business. Thank you!

Wren Coe

6/10/2013 03:53:51 pm

Please renew the sign permit. It's local organic food that should be eaten by the local neighborhood.

Gina Fasano

6/10/2013 04:07:51 pm

Please renew the farm stands signage permit. The farm is a sweet addition to our community! Thank you.

Elizabeth Misner

6/11/2013 12:41:14 am

I just discovered the Ross farm stand last Tuesday. What a gem! I loved being able to purchase items from a variety of different farms all from one vendor, and I appreciated that everything was organic and local. It was a treat to talk with Jim about the delicious food I bought, and I even met a few new neighbors while there as well.

Please renew the signage permit so that as a community, we can continue to enjoy this wonderful farm stand and others are made aware so that they can discover it, too.

Elizabeth Misner, Ross Resident (Walters Road)

Pam Keon

6/11/2013 01:05:19 am

This is a fantastic service to the community and it would be such a loss not to be able to have the Ross farm stand. Please renew the sign permit so that we can continue to benefit from this wonderful opportunity.

Jacqueline Neuwirth Swire

6/11/2013 02:07:01 am

Please renew the Marin Community Farm Stand signage permit. MAGC should absolutely have a farmer's market, as it supports the mission of our community!

Davie Peterson

6/11/2013 06:29:34 am

Please allow the necessary signage to allow the Farmers Market to continue to come to Ross. It seems all the other communities in Marin allow similar temporary signs. It is the only way to remind us the Market is open on that day.
Peterson's 307 Upper Toyon, Ross

Elizabeth Patterson

6/11/2013 12:11:32 pm

Please allow farm stand signs along Sir Francis Drake. I greatly appreciate the reminder and I feel that the town should support local sustainable agriculture by approving these signs. I am very grateful that the Ross Farm stand brings this produce into our community and the signs will reduce traffic by reminding drivers to pull in when they drive by. All good things!

janice barry

6/11/2013 03:42:55 pm

Dear Town Council,
I am writing to urge you to give permission to Mr Baum, to allow him to continue put out his [very attractive] signs on Tuesdays when the organic Farm stand is open. It is a delightful asset to us in Ross and a 10 year tradition now: but without the signs, he cannot hope to survive there. When I am driving home from work, they certainly remind me that it's Tuesday! It seems to me most unfair to him to spring on him this new restriction after he has had permission for a decade. Please, from a long-time Ross family, allow him to continue. Janice Barry, MD

Christine Fitzsimmons

6/12/2013 06:21:55 am

The Tuesday farm stand at MAGC is a treasure. Please allow them to continue operating as locally grown food is an important part of our lives.

Anne and Mason Flemming link

6/12/2013 08:10:25 am

Please renew the Marin Community Farm Stand signage permit. Jim Baum does an excellent job of providing our community with local fresh produce --- we value his presence at the Marin Art & Garden Center.

Kristin Hogan

6/13/2013 12:42:33 am

I have been a Ross resident for 20 years, and was very pleased when James first opened his Farm Stand several years back. The signs serve as a reminder for his seasonal return to MAGC, and allow him the advertising necessary to stay in business. It also brings the added benefit of exposing people to our beautiful MAGC.

Ross Organic Farm Stand Could Be In Jeopardy At Marin Art & Garden Center (MAGC) Tuesday June 6, 2013

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