A sixteen-page newsletter which focuses on Bay Area environmental news and events. A Clayoquot Restoration Camp. Their calendar announces events such as Summer Solstice celebrations, a July 4th community barbecue, the Telegraph Book Fair, a Fall Equinox celebration, Indigenous People's Day, and the World Culture Concert. At the time of my observations, an older Black man with a graying beard is playing to the crowd at the market. He sits on a wooden stool in the middle of the market.
Every age group is represented, from babies in diapers to senior citizens.
The trend towards urban farmers' markets since the late-1970's could be seen as balancing the scale against the encroachment of technology into peoples' everyday lives. As technology has intruded into peoples' lives, many have felt the need to simplify their lives. As recent inventions like the Internet, e-mail, and virtual reality have become touted by pundits as the great future of human communications, some people may be feeling a need for more traditional forms of human contact. Not all farmers' markets are run by sponsors like the Ecology Center, which has other agendas besides that of providing a link between the public and growers. Obviously, the Ecology Center has a wonderful pulpit at the market for dispensing information and educating the public about ecological programs in which they can involve themselves.