[MainstreetManagers] Black Business Month and National Farmers Market Week

[Buffy Hughes]

Good afternoon Main Street.  Below are two opportunities from the National Main Street Center.

August is Black Business Month and August 7-13 is National Farmers Market Week.  Main Street America is organization communications around both observances, and they are looking for stories from the network.

Black Business Month
In recognition of Black Business Month this August, Main Street America is seeking Black Business Owners whose businesses are located within Main Street districts who would be willing to film short video tours of their businesses that will be shared on social media. If you know a business owner who is interested in participating, please have them contact molmos at savingplaces.org<mailto:molmos at savingplaces.org>.

National Farmers Market Week
Farmers Markets are excellent community building events - and they can be strong revenue sources for Main Street programs. Does your Main Street run a farmers' market? Has it generated significant revenue for your program? Has it engaged your community in a new or exciting way? Is it unique in the way it is run, the producers it features, or in other ways? If so, Main Street America would love to hear from you! August 7-13 is National Farmers Market Week, and in recognition, MSA will be interviewing and highlighting Main Street directors who have used farmers markets in unique and interesting ways to support their programs and engage their communities. If you are interested in being featured, please email molmos at savingplaces.org<mailto:molmos at savingplaces.org> with a few sentences explaining how your program uses farmers markets.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Have a good evening,
Buffy

Buffy Hughes | State Main Street Director
Oklahoma Main Street Center | Oklahoma Department of Commerce
Buffy.Hughes at okcommerce.gov<mailto:Buffy.Hughes at okcommerce.gov>
c. 405-664-1260
okcommerce.gov<https://okcommerce.gov/>
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