Whines and Pleases of the Charlottesville City Market: Recent Comments

Comment on VICFA - Action Alert

N. — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 21:24:23 GMT

Most government "inspections" are not per se illegal; think of road blocks and airport security searches. Further, a government search *with the consent* of the party being searched is perfectly legal. If the farmer refuses consent, and the government agent goes away, then nothing illegal occurred. Thus, the only way this new policy could lead to illegal searches, then, is if the government agent trespassed upon the farmer's land and searched despite the farmer's lack of consent. I highly doubt that would occur . . . unless I'm missing some secret motivation to search farm land here.

I understand the angst in the original message, because I agree that a person's signature ought to be good enough at the outset. But I think it goes too far to declare that the new policy is illegal per se. It simply is not.

The farmers who choose to sell at the market will do so knowing that this inspection is a prerequisite. If the farm is legit -- what's the problem?

Comment on Proposal for Complaint Procedure

webmstr — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 15:04:15 GMT

This was forwarded from VICFA and posted here for reference, I suggest caution in apply any new procedures to the market that might be applied blanketly vs just toward the specific point of "reselling".

Comment on Finally a public forum for the market!

Nancy Hopkins — Mon, 27 Feb 2006 15:30:02 GMT

Thanks for setting up this blog. It'll be a great way to communicate with Steph and other vendors. Looking forward to a great market year!

Nancy.

Comment on Finally a public forum for the market!

webmaster — Sat, 25 Feb 2006 04:16:25 GMT

I hope you all enjoy this and get a chance to express your opinions.