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5:53 pm
Tue January 8, 2013

Fresno to Explore Possibility of Downtown 'Public Market' in Former Gottschalks Building

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The vacant, city owned portion of the former Gottschalks department store building in downtown Fresno could become the home of a new public market.
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The city of Fresno hopes to transform a vacant city-owned department store building into a new public market
Credit Joe Moore / Valley Public Radio
The vacant, city owned portion of the former Gottschalks department store building in downtown Fresno sits beneath the city's parking garage #7.
Credit Joe Moore / Valley Public Radio
The city of Fresno hopes to transform a vacant city-owned department store building into a new public market
Credit Joe Moore / Valley Public Radio
City officials and public market consultant Ted Spitzer tour the vacant, city owned former Gottschalks building in downtown Fresno.
Credit Joe Moore / Valley Public Radio
The vacant, city owned portion of the former Gottschalks department store building in downtown Fresno sits beneath the city's parking garage #7.
Credit Joe Moore / Valley Public Radio
The vacant, city owned portion of the former Gottschalks department store building in downtown Fresno sits beneath the city's parking garage #7.
Credit Joe Moore / Valley Public Radio
San Francisco's popular Ferry Building public market is cited as an example of what Fresno leaders would like to create locally.
Credit Joe Moore / Valley Public Radio
From left to right: Elliot Balch, Amy Huerta (not pictured) and Craig Scharton from the City of Fresno speak with Ted Spitzer on the Fulton Mall
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A national expert on public markets toured Fresno today to explore the potential of creating a year-round indoor market for the valley’s agricultural and prepared food products. 

The bottom two floors of a downtown parking garage, once home to the Gottschalks department store, could become the home of a new indoor public market for produce, baked goods and other food items, according to officials with the city of Fresno.

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Agriculture
3:31 pm
Sun August 5, 2012

California Leads Nation in Farmer's Markets

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Fruit from Valley farms makes for a colorful scene at a farmer's market in downtown Fresno.
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By Bob Moffit

The number of farmer’s markets in California has risen substantially. According to a U.S. Department of Agriculture survey, there are about 830 markets in the state. That’s up almost a hundred from last year.

Kathleen Merrigan with the USDA says the economy and the demand for fresh, healthy food have caused a 10 percent increase in markets nationwide.

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