Oakridger
Since its first year in the St. Mary s Church parking lot to its current spot adjacent to Jackson Square, the Oak Ridge Farmers Market is going strong.
Kathy Burke-Mihalczo is a 32-year member of the Oak Ridge Farmer s Market and three-year president of the East Tennessee Farmers Association for Retail Marketing (FARM), the farmers co-op group that runs the market and others in Oak Ridge. She spoke to The Oak Ridger about the Oak Ridge Farmers Market s history, present and future.
“Oak Ridge is the crown jewel of our markets. It s the oldest and the largest,” she said.
Burke-Mihalczo runs Erin s Meadow Herb Farm in the Marlow community. She explained that she was attracted to the “usefulness” and “beauty of herbs.