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From the time we first pitched our tents in Downtown New Orleans, our goals at Crescent City Farmers Market have remained in place: to bring new life to public spaces; to cultivate sustainable, regional development through a shared love of food; and to create models for turning cultural assets into economic assets. Our accomplishments would not have been possible without the generous support of the community and the volunteers who help keep the Market up and running. As New Orleans and the Gulf Coast rebuild from the damage inflicted by Hurricane Katrina, your contribution is more important than ever.
The Crescent City Farmers Market operates with a balanced mix of earned income, grants and a small endowment housed at the Greater New Orleans Foundation. We carefully consider how and where we spend our resources, a strategy that has helped us forge long-term partnerships with foundations and corporate donors. We are grateful for their support, as well as that of the countless volunteers and individual donors who have shared their time and dollars to help make our Market a success.
Please join us in our effort to build a stronger, healthier community! To donate online click here.
Annual Fundraiser
Come hungry and grab a fork! Our annual Market Harvest meal celebrates fresh food and the rich cuisine of South Louisiana, with guest chefs from some of the city's best kitchens and goods from our family of farmers, fishers and bakers. There's live music and a visiting guest author who shares stories about food, farmers markets and the nation's growing interest in eating fresh, local and environmentally sustainable food. Our past fundraisers include:
Crescent City Farmers Market Cooks with Alice Waters (2009)
Gumbo Give Back with International Association of Culinary Professionals (2008)
Seed Savor Salon with Ken Wheatley (2006)
Beyond Gumbo with Jessica B. Harris (2005)
Local flavors with Deborah Madison (2004)
Come Home to Eat with Gary Nabhan (2003)
Become A Community Member
Help the Crescent City Farmers Market continues to prosper by becoming a Community Member of the Market. Your tax-deductible donations help us demonstrate the strength of our community, foster sustainable economic development and build stronger ties between the region's food producers and consumers. As a bonus, we'll send you our quarterly newsletter.
Donations by check may be mailed to:
Crescent City Farmers Market
c/o marketumbrella.org
200 Broadway Avenue, Suite 107
New Orleans, LA 70118
Some friends include: Mr. and Mrs. Frederic M. Ball, Jr.* Capital One *Dickie Brennan's *Mr. and Mrs. D. Blair Favrot* Fieldstone Alliance, Inc.* Mr. Mark Foggin* Freshfarm Markets, Inc* The Greater New Orleans Foundation *Robert Wood Johnson Foundation* Mr. Brian E. Lawlor and Ms. Eleanor M. Decoursey *Mr. & Mrs. J. Thomas Lewis* Chef Donald Link* Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mc Carthy III* Muriel's New Orleans, LLC* National Rural Funders Collaborative* New Orleans Rotary Club Inc.* Mr. Donald Palmer* Play As You Go LLC* Reily Foods Company* Share Our Strength* Slow Food * Marin-Petaluma* The Standard Companies* Mrs. Judy Stavisky* Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. White* Whole Foods Market * Mrs. Mary K. Zervigon
Join the Distinguished roster of community members to ring the Opening Bell at the Crescent City Farmers Market!
Like the New York Stock Exchange, trade at the Market begins and ends at the sound of the bell. Make a $400 tax-deductable donation to marketumbrella.org ear-marked for Market operations, and be invited to ring the Opening Bell at the region's premier public market.
Ben Burkett from Indian Springs Cooperative in Mississippi, founding vendor at the Crescent City Farmers Market, rings the opening bell.
Mr Mizell with Mizell’s Farm out of Folsom, Louisiana, rings the Opening Bell at the Crescent City Farmers Market.
Carlo Petrini, found of the Slow Food Movement, rings the opening bell at the Crescent City Farmers Market.
Crescent Fund
Local market, local people, local good — Crescent Fund is an innovative investment tool based on the "giving circles" concept, in which individuals pool their resources to help support initiatives that benefit the community. Here's how it works: When you use your plastic (Visa, Master Card or debit card) to purchase our "Crescent" wooden tokens, which can be exchanged for Market produce or merchandise, we add a small surcharge - like a typical ATM fee. A portion of the fee allows us to accept food stamps (EBT) at no charge; the majority goes into the Crescent Fund account. Vendors can also contribute to the account when they cash in tokens.
The Crescent Fund token fee began October 2008; the fund relies exclusively on donations, and no fees are added to credit card token purchases.
Proceeds are used to make quarterly cash infusions of up to $500 to vendors, shoppers and community members who face special challenges or would like to fund new opportunities. That might mean a shrimper who needs a new boat motor, a vendor facing a family medical emergency, or a Market shopper who wants to publish healthy recipes made with local produce. Applications are reviewed and voted on by Crescent Fund members, and recipients are asked to document how the money was used. The results are posted online, providing a record of the Market community's investment in its own. By promoting philanthropy that encourages self-reliance and reinvestment close to home, Crescent Fund is a way to "share the wealth" at its best.
For more details on Crescent Fund, please visit marketumbrella.org.