Thousand Oaks Certified Farmers' Market
TEMPORARY LOCATION THROUGH SPRING 2008
403 Hillcrest Drive
Rooftop of Recreation & Park District Office
(Formerly City Hall Building)

Hours: 2:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Public Contact: 805-529-6266
www.vccfarmersmarkets.com


For Immediate Release
Public Contact: 805-529-6266

THE THOUSAND OAKS MARKET MOVES INTO A TEMPORARY LOCATION

Thousand Oaks, Calif. - Due to an extensive renovation in Thousand Oaks at The Oaks Shopping Center, the Farmers' Market, held there every Thursday, will be moving to a temporary location.

The Market will relocate on February 1, 2007 to the parking lot of the former City Hall building, just up the hill from the Oaks Shopping Center at 403/401 Hillcrest Drive. The new Farmers' Market site will share the parking lot with the Conejo Recreation & Park District, the Arts Council and the National Park Service Visitors Center. "The Farmers' Market is very excited to work with these three groups at City Hall to help promote each others programs," stated Karen Wetzel Schott, Operations Manager of the Ventura County Certified Farmers' Market Association. "The Farmers' Market managers are encouraging their customers to be patient with the new move as the site is not visible from Hillcrest with lots of signage needed to get people used to driving up the hill," she continued.

Once the west end of The Oaks Shopping Center is complete with a new parking structure, the Farmers' Market will move back to its original parking spot, estimated for Spring of 2008 or earlier depending on the progress of the new structure. "We have been extremely fortunate to have such a fantastic working relationship with the Oaks Shopping Center since 1994," stated Karen Wetzel Schott. "Julia Ladd, the Senior Property Manager has been instrumental in helping us secure a location close to our former site to keep the disruption to our customers minimal," she continued. "We are looking forward to all the new amenities coming to The Oaks and moving back into a former location as soon as possible," she added.

The Farmers' Market will continue with its same day and time of operations - Thursdays,
with hours from 2:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.



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According to Schott, because the Farmers' Market will be sharing parking space with other businesses, there will be some parking challenges as parking spots will not be as ample as at the Oaks.

"Besides the shoppers, the farmers' will also have some adjusting to do with their new spots in the market and figuring out how to protect their products from the sun," noted Schott. "We are urging everyone to be patient and give the relocation some time to settle and hopefully everyone will make the best out of a temporary situation," she added.

Nicole Schmitt, Marketing Manager for The Oaks Shopping Center concurs. "We're thrilled to get this project started to create an even better environment to host the Farmers' Market in the future," stated Schmitt. "We appreciate the flexibility of all the growers and hope that the community continues to support this wonderful and healthy community service," added Schmitt.

To get to the new location, shoppers will take Hillcrest Drive to McCloud Avenue north to Civic Center Drive, which is immediately on the right. Patrons will continue up the hill and the Market will be located on the rooftop of the Conejo Recreation & Park District, 403 Hillcrest.

The temporary location will have a beautiful panoramic view of the Conejo Valley. "The Farmers' Market has some very loyal customers who will follow the Market wherever it needs to go in order to continue and we appreciate that support," stated Schott.

The Thousand Oaks Farmers' Market is part of the Ventura County Certified Farmers' Market Association, a non-profit cooperative. The Market is open rain or shine the rest of the year.

For more information, call 805-529-6266 or visit the website at www.vccfarmersmarket.com.

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