April 2018
BUSINESS
The Southwest Portland Post • 5
Hillsdale Farmers’ Market kicks off 17th season, Molloy returns as manager
THE COUNTRY STORE
By Erik Vidstrand
The Southwest Portland Post
The Hillsdale Farmers’ Market 17th
season begins on April 8 and will
run every Sunday through Nov. 18.
New hours this year are from 9 a.m.
to 1 p.m.
The year-round market hosts over
50 local farmers and food artisans
from Oregon and Southwest Wash-
ington.
A wide range of vegetables, fruits,
meats, cheeses, honey, baked goods,
and ready-to-eat foods are available
on a seasonal basis. The market also
features master gardeners in the grow-
ing season and local musicians.
“Back in 2002, there were not too
many farmers’ markets in the Portland
area,” said Eamon Molloy, market
manager.
“A community meeting was called
in February 2002 and 30 people
showed up. In a few short months, the
market incorporated and opened in
June,” said Molloy. “ Property owner
John Braidwood offered space around
the Mexican restaurant to set up the
market.”
It remained in this area for the three
seasons and then moved to the Rieke
School parking lot in 2005 where it
currently resides.
Some of the original vendors are still
present: Herr Family Farm, Sun Gold
Farm, Salmon Creek Farm, Linda
Brand Crab, Rick Steffen Farm, Boy-
co Honey, and Salvador Molly’s.
“The market received a recogni-
tion from Sunset magazine in the July
2011 issue,” Molloy said. “It was
named as one of the top ten farmers’
markets in the west.”
The Post asked Molloy for one
story that stood out over the years.
“On January 25, 2009,” said Molloy,
“it was about 25 degrees (Fahrenheit)
and it had snowed. The roads were
passable so we decided to open the
market. It started to snow again and
there was a slight wind. The vendors
and I looked at each other thinking,
‘Boy this was a stupid idea!’”
According to Molloy, once the mar-
ket opened, the snow stopped, the
wind died down, and the customers
came.
“At the end of the day,” Molloy said,
“everyone had a really good day. One
farmer who had a two-hour drive to
Portland emailed me later in the week
saying, ‘I was cursing you all the way
up to Portland and thanking you all
the way back home.’”
A new assistant manager was hired
last summer. Jacqui Stork said she
was working in Tucson teaching nu-
tritional classes to recipients of food
stamp programs.
Stork said she was tired of the hot
desert and after finishing her graduate
degree in public administration, she
was ready for a change and decided
Portland was the place for her.
“People are very welcoming,” Stork
told The Post. “The market has about
two dozen volunteers on a regular ba-
sis but we’re always looking for more.
Coming up on Earth Day (April 22),
we will have the ‘Plant-a-Seed Activ-
ity’ with the Junior League.”
Find out more at http://www.
hillsdalefarmersmarket.com.
La Mota cannabis dispensary
to replace Uncle John’s Pizza
in Markham
One of the few Markham neighbor-
hood businesses closed after many
years. Uncle John’s Market & Deli,
located at the corner of Spring Garden
Street and Taylors Ferry Road, is gone
due to a lack of business according to
a source who knows the owner. The
longtime business specialized in pizza
and other deli items.
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Volunteers Janet Leamy and Don Caniparoli join Eamon Molloy, manager, and
Jacqui Stork, assistant manager, at the Hillsdale Farmers' Market information booth.
(Post photo by Erik Vidstrand)
In its place, a chain medical mari-
juana dispensary, La Mota, will
be opening in the coming months.
Donna Herron, chair of the Markham
Neighborhood Association, notified
neighbors that the business would
grow some plants in the back as well.
“The owners have communicated
with the neighborhood,” Herron said.
A city cannabis licensing staff mem-
ber, along with a representative of La
Mota, attended a Markham neighbor-
hood meeting recently and outlined
their plan to proceed with opening
the store.
“They will be returning to our
neighborhood meeting in the coming
months to give updates,” Herron said.
“They did express an interest in being
a good neighbor and hearing from us
if there is something our neighbor-
hood requests of them.”
According to Herron, Markham
is made up of approximately 1,047
households, two churches, and one
business.
“There are more if you include a
couple adult retirement and foster
homes, and miscellaneous in-home
businesses flying under the radar,”
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“That’s very unfortunate,” wrote
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“La Mota was notified and is trying
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the majority voted to legalize canna-
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