{"id":3476,"date":"2013-05-18T06:53:39","date_gmt":"2013-05-18T10:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=3476"},"modified":"2013-05-18T06:56:24","modified_gmt":"2013-05-18T10:56:24","slug":"so-popular-its-every-saturday-and-a-street-is-closed-valdosta-farm-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/05\/so-popular-its-every-saturday-and-a-street-is-closed-valdosta-farm-days.html","title":{"rendered":"So popular it&#8217;s every Saturday and a street is closed: Valdosta Farm Days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\nDemand has ramped up in only a few years so that already Valdosta Farm Days has\r\nexpanded its days and pedestrianized a street.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nCity of Valdosta PR 15 May 2013,\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.valdostacity.com\/index.aspx?recordid=2356&#038;page=270\">\r\nCity Announces Road Closure for Downtown Valdosta Farm Days<\/a>,\r\n<\/p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/8749352489\/sizes\/z\/\" title=\"Valley Street\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3818\/8749352489_680f81f717_m.jpg\" alt=\"Valley Street\"><\/a>\r\nIn anticipation of the large number of vendors expected for the\r\nDowntown Valdosta Farm Days this Saturday, May 18, from 9 a.m. to 1\r\np.m., the City of Valdosta is announcing an expected road closure to\r\nhelp citizens plan their travel downtown.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nValley Street will be closed between N. Ashley and N. Patterson\r\nStreets, from 7 a.m. until approximately 2 p.m. Adequate traffic\r\nsafety measures will be in place to alert the traveling public, as\r\nthe closure will prohibit traffic traveling east and west on Valley\r\nStreet during this time.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/valdostamainstreet.com\/activities\/farm-days\/\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"http:\/\/valdostamainstreet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/farm.png\"><\/a>\r\nFarm Days takes place on the sidewalks around the historic\r\ncourthouse in downtown Valdosta, on the first and third Saturday of\r\nevery month, rain or shine, through the end of October. By popular\r\ndemand, the market will take place every Saturday during the month\r\nof June.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nCitizens are invited to enjoy the activities associated with the\r\nDowntown Valdosta Farm Days. For more information about Main Street\r\nevents, contact the Main Street office at (229) 259-3577. For\r\ninformation about street closures, call the Engineering Department\r\nat (229) 259-3530.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote><p>\r\nThere&#8217;s no mention of any of this on the\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowndescounty.com\/\">Lowndes County Commission website<\/a>.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Demand has ramped up in only a few years so that already Valdosta Farm Days has expanded its days and pedestrianized a street. 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