Field & Fork Network Inc

The Niagara Falls City Market Has Been in Existence Since the Horse and Buggy Days of the Late 1800S. It Has Been a Place Where Local Food and Culture Has Been Celebrated for More Than 100 Years. However, as Population Has Declined and Poverty Rates Have Increased Over the Last Few Decades, the Market Has Dealt With Some Challenges. in 1999, the City of Niagara Falls Executed a Lease With a Private Businessman for the Plaza the Where the Market Located, Allowing This Businessman to Operate the Farmers Market for a Term of 32 Years With an Option to Renew for 44 Additional Years. That Lease Has Been Terminated.field and Fork Network Has an Agreement to Manage the Farmers Market on Behalf of the City of Niagara Falls, Thus Giving Us the Access Need to Implement This Project. Evidence of Critical Infrastructure Letter Is Provided as Attachment, Signed by Mayor Robert Restaino.funding Through the Farmers Market Promotion Program Will Allow the Market to Take More Steps Forward by Providing the Resources Necessary for the Market to Build Capacity and Reimagine Itself With the Input of Key Stakeholders (farmers, Consumers, and Others).