THE MARKET ON MAIN.

Small farmers get a lot of credit for the new local food movement, but perhaps more deserving of that credit are the people who build the markets, battle with local governments for permits, organize and facilitate said movement––people like Jamie Aramani (of sustainablekentucky.com). Jamie is an absolute inspiration to us and few people have done more for small farmers in Kentucky than this wonderful lady. For years she has promoted small farms, organized events like the Green Living Fair and WildFest, and written for many publications about the importance, value and lives of the small farmers in our dear state. If you regularly read our site, it might very well be because of something Jamie––one our very first supporters––wrote. Remember when we raised $8000 to build our cabin? We could not have done that without Jamie's help. No way.And now, excitingly, she and her crew are crowdsourcing money for a permanent retail location in which to sell local food and products year-round. This project is designed to help support local farmers not just for a few hours a week during summer at their busy farmers' market in Somerset, but year-round, creating more income for them, and more exposure for local food in Kentucky.So please join us in making this retail location become a reality. They're only trying to raise $15,000 and are halfway there already. But we still have to get that last half in the next week! Even if all you can afford to do is share this campaign on your social media, that would be huge. Write something for your blog if you keep one. Maybe you can kick in a few dollars if you have it––every little bit helps.To support people like Jamie, and projects like this, is critical if we want to keep growing this movement. Luckily, the internet makes that easy. Click, donate and share. Thank you all.- Jesse + Hannah.Photo from The New Pioneer.