{"id":19014,"date":"2014-10-11T10:00:29","date_gmt":"2014-10-11T15:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=19014"},"modified":"2014-10-11T04:32:00","modified_gmt":"2014-10-11T09:32:00","slug":"clarksville-downtown-market-ranked-in-top-100-most-celebrated-in-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2014\/10\/11\/clarksville-downtown-market-ranked-in-top-100-most-celebrated-in-the-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Clarksville Downtown Market Ranked In Top 100 Most Celebrated In the Country"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>American Farmland Trust\u2019s I Love My Farmers Market Celebration<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-118326\" title=\"Clarksville Downtown Market\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Clarksville-Downtown-Market.gif\" alt=\"Clarksville Downtown Market\" width=\"145\" height=\"190\" \/><strong>Clarksville, TN<\/strong> \u2014 After more than three months, American Farmland Trust\u2019s 2014 I Love My Farmers Market Celebration came to a close and the Clarksville Downtown Market ranked number 19 in the Top 100 Most Celebrated in the Country \u2013 with 115 pledges collected.<\/p>\n<p>Each week the I Love My Farmers Market Celebration encouraged shoppers to champion local family farmers by pledging to shop at their farmers markets each week. Nationally, shoppers pledged to spend $443,608.62 at farmers\u2019 markets this season, putting funds directly into the pockets of family farmers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_243161\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2014-Clarksville-Downtown-Market.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-243161\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-243161\" title=\"Clarksville Downtown Market\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2014-Clarksville-Downtown-Market-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"Clarksville Downtown Market\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-243161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clarksville Downtown Market<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more-->\u201cFarmers and ranchers are the cornerstone of our country. Yet their lands are under constant threat from development and unchecked urbanization,\u201d said Susan Sink, Vice President of Development and External Relations. \u201cThis is why we created the I Love My Farmers Market Celebration \u2014 to showcase the importance of farmers markets in keeping family farmers on their land. Pledging to shop at your local farmers market shows your support for the farmers and ranchers who support you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I Love My Farmers Market Celebration is part of American Farmland Trust\u2019s No Farms No Food\u00ae Campaign \u2013 an effort to highlight the abundance of fresh, healthy, and local food produced by America\u2019s farms and ranches and to recognize that we must do more to save America\u2019s rapidly disappearing family farms.<\/p>\n<h3>About the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department<\/h3>\n<p>The mission of the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department is to provide a variety of positive recreational experiences to enhance life values for individuals, families, and our diverse culture.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more, visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cityofclarksville.com\" >www.cityofclarksville.com<\/a> , like us on Facebook, or call 931.645.7476.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American Farmland Trust\u2019s I Love My Farmers Market Celebration Clarksville, TN \u2014 After more than three months, American Farmland Trust\u2019s 2014 I Love My Farmers Market Celebration came to a close and the Clarksville Downtown Market ranked number 19 in the Top 100 Most Celebrated in the Country \u2013 with 115 pledges collected. 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