{"id":620,"date":"2011-10-11T11:40:15","date_gmt":"2011-10-11T11:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=620"},"modified":"2011-10-11T11:40:15","modified_gmt":"2011-10-11T11:40:15","slug":"farmers-market-faces-early-closing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2011\/10\/11\/farmers-market-faces-early-closing\/","title":{"rendered":"Farmers Market faces early closing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The future of Cardiff\u2019s newest Farmers Market hangs in the balance this week as it awaits a decision from Cardiff council.<\/h2>\n<p>Castle Quarter Market, located on the High Street has been on trial since August, trading locally produced food every Thursday. <em>RCMA Social Enterprises<\/em> is the company behind the project, which encourages local traders to sell their produce and get the community back to buying local.<\/p>\n<p>The council are currently conducting research with other Cardiff traders to ensure the market is beneficial to the welsh economy.<\/p>\n<p><em>RCMA\u2019s<\/em> Director, Steve Garrett, is hopeful that the market will continue. \u201cA town without a market is a town without a heart\u201d, he says. \u201cWe are optimistic and they [the council] are optimistic that the outcome will be positive\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/farm2.bmp\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-672\" title=\"Castle Quarter Market\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/farm2.bmp\" alt=\"Castle Quarter Market\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-672\" title=\"Castle Quarter Market\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/farm2.bmp\" alt=\"Castle Quarter Market\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The future of Cardiff\u2019s newest Farmers Market hangs in the balance this week as it awaits a decision from Cardiff council. Castle Quarter Market, located on the High Street has been on trial since August, trading locally produced food every Thursday. RCMA Social Enterprises is the company behind the project, which encourages local traders to sell their produce and get the community back to buying local. 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