8 May Cornwall Farmers' Market Opening Day is Wednesday, May 22nd! May 8, 2024 By Danyelle Barrett General, Town Events 0 Cornwall Farmers' Market Opening Day is Wednesday, May 22nd Related Articles Now Hiring - Farmers Market Manager NOW HIRING: FARMERS MARKET MANAGER Town of Cornwall, New York Part-Time / Seasonal Position Approximately 15–20 Hours Per Week During Market Season, Plus Pre-Season Planning Hours The Town of Cornwall is seeking an enthusiastic, organized, creative, and community-minded individual to serve as our Farmers Market Manager! The Cornwall Farmers Market is an important part of our community, bringing together local farmers, food producers, artisans, small businesses, and residents each week. We're looking for someone with the experience, energy, and vision to build on the market's success, strengthen relationships with vendors, attract new customers, and continue growing the market as a vibrant community gathering place. About the Position The Farmers Market Manager oversees the planning, administration, promotion, and day-to-day operations of the Town of Cornwall Farmers Market. The market operates Wednesdays from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., May through November. The position requires on-site management during market days, including setup and breakdown, as well as additional hours for planning, vendor coordination, marketing, and administrative responsibilities. Pre-season planning, vendor recruitment, and preparation during the winter and early spring are also essential components of the position. Key Responsibilities Market Operations: Coordinate weekly market activities, vendor setup, site layout, scheduling, safety, logistics, and overall customer experience. Vendor Recruitment & Management: Recruit farmers, food producers, artisans, and other vendors; oversee applications and selection; maintain strong vendor relationships; and develop a balanced, diverse mix of offerings. Market Layout & Experience: Strategically organize vendor placement, manage stall assignments, improve customer flow, and create an attractive and welcoming market environment. Marketing & Social Media: Develop engaging content, promote vendors and special events, manage social media platforms, and implement creative strategies to increase attendance and community engagement. Events & Programming: Plan seasonal celebrations, live entertainment, children's activities, educational programs, and other special events that enhance the market experience. Community Partnerships: Build relationships with local businesses, organizations, sponsors, and community partners to expand the market's reach and impact. Administration & Planning: Maintain vendor records, manage market software and payments, track participation and financial performance, and assist with budgeting and long-term planning. Ideal Candidate We're looking for someone who brings strong organizational skills, creativity, excellent communication abilities, and a genuine enthusiasm for local agriculture, small businesses, and community events. Successful candidates should demonstrate: Experience managing farmers markets, community events, festivals, or comparable programs. Strong vendor recruitment, relationship-management, and organizational skills. Experience with social media, digital marketing, event promotion, and content creation. An understanding of farmers markets, local food systems, and small-business operations. The ability to independently manage a busy weekly public event and solve problems effectively. Experience with vendor-management software, spreadsheets, and common digital tools. A creative approach to increasing market attendance, attracting new vendors, and enhancing the visitor experience. The ability to work collaboratively with municipal staff, vendors, volunteers, and the public. One to three years of farmers market management experience is preferred, although candidates with comparable experience in event management, community programming, food systems, or small-business development are encouraged to apply. Position Details Location: Town of Cornwall, NY Schedule: Wednesdays during market season, including setup and breakdown, with flexible additional administrative and planning hours. Hours: Approximately 15–20 hours per week during market season, plus pre-season planning hours. Employment Type: Part-time / Seasonal Compensation: $23.85 per hour How to Apply Interested candidates should submit a resume and brief cover letter outlining their relevant experience and interest in the position. Apply by: Submit applications to: [email protected] If you're passionate about supporting local farmers and small businesses, enjoy bringing people together, and have the skills and creativity to help a community market thrive, we'd love to hear from you! Join us in making the Cornwall Farmers Market an even stronger destination for our residents, vendors, and visitors. The Town of Cornwall is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Joint Public Statement from the Town of Cornwall & Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson Boards For Immediate Release May 19, 2022 Subject: Proposed 3-Year Contract Between Cornwall and the New Windsor Volunteer Ambulance Corps (NWVAC) for Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support Services As most residents understand, individual municipalities are responsible for providing and maintaining an effective and sustainable ambulatory service to their communities. Of recent, it has become more difficult to provide this critical volunteer service due to soaring costs and the dwindling number of available volunteers. This issue has been a topic of debate within the New York State legislature recently, with legislation introduced to establish EMS (the provision of urgent pre-hospital treatment and transport for medical care) as an “essential service.” Long overdue, this effort could potentially reconfigure how ambulatory services are administered across New York State. Unless and until the County and/or State elect to make certain changes, municipalities must seek effective methods to sustain and improve services. Experts contend that the paradigm is evolving and that mergers, or consolidation, exist as an intermediate solution. For over a year, New Windsor Volunteer Ambulance Corps (NWVAC) has contracted with the Town and Village to provide Advanced Life Support (ALS) services to Cornwall residents for a fee, while Cornwall Volunteer Ambulance Corps (COVAC) provides Basic Life Support (BLS) coverage for a fee, as well. ALS includes the highest level of emergency medicine – paramedic-level treatment – and NWVAC (or another EMS provider with ALS capabilities) has long answered calls within Cornwall for mutual aid, bereft of a contract. COVAC, staffed with Emergency Medical Technicians, or EMTs, has remained a fixture in our community since 1955. A number of years ago, COVAC made the request to bill patients directly and a decision was subsequently reached to dissolve the “ambulance district” overseen by the Town. By billing insurance providers directly, this was to be a more efficient process that allowed for the Corps to remain solvent without monies allocated from Cornwall. The global pandemic and an attendant paucity of available volunteers has made staffing across the past several years a concern. This, coupled with significant debt accrual resulted in COVAC’s appeal for subsistence from the taxpayers – which the Town and Village jointly agreed to support. Despite the provided financial support, there continue to exist a number of issues that have not been resolved, as relates to the professional administration of ambulatory services to our residents. Public safety is of paramount concern. Both the Town Supervisor and Village Mayor have met privately with COVAC leadership and members of COVAC’s elected board and operational membership appeared before a joint boards’ special meeting on January 11, 2022. While COVAC maintains they have mitigated their insolvency issues and improved their first-call response rates, it is the consensus of both boards that NWVAC – widely regarded as the “gold standard” for local ambulatory care – will be contracted to cover both BLS and ALS responsibilities for Cornwall residents. This assumption of responsibilities can be considered a consolidation. Current COVAC members who wish to continue to serve Cornwall residents may interview with NWVAC, and be afforded opportunity to operate out of 1 Clinton Street location, be attired in Cornwall EMS uniforms, and respond to Cornwall service calls in a Cornwall-branded ambulance. This serves both professionalization and training standardization efforts. On balance, we believe that this decision for establishment of a contemporary public/private partnership model -- created and supported by multiple municipalities, including Town of New Windsor, Town of Cornwall and Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson -- will ensure our residents receive the high-quality emergency medical care they deserve. NWVAC enables Cornwall leadership to remain confident in the model’s financial viability and sustainability, administrative transparency, leader oversight, and accountability while serving as an example for the region. This was not an easy decision. Careful consideration was given to all impacted equities. Town and Village elected officials reflected deeply on the many decades of selfless service that COVAC and its volunteers have provided to our community; indeed, it is an honored local institution. But the primary responsibility of public officials is ensuring their constituents are afforded best available services for their hard-earned tax dollars. In our estimation, the proposed three-year contract with NWVAC ensures this. Know that we have explored innumerable options to guarantee confidence in the provision of EMS. And we have reviewed a number of similar municipal consolidated-services agreements. This is the best path forward for Cornwall. On Thursday, May 26, 2022, at 7:00 p.m., inside the Edward C. Moulton, Jr. Village Board Room, located at Village Hall, 325 Hudson Street, Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York 12520, the Town and Village boards will convene a joint special meeting to address this matter publicly. Meeting will be publicly-noticed and contract provisions will be disclosed. The public will be afforded an opportunity to speak and boards will address some factors that led to this decision. On behalf of the Town and Village Boards, Joshua Thomas Wojehowski Supervisor James A. Gagliano Mayor Farmers Market Opening Day Farmers Market Opening Day is May 6th, 2026! For more information or to become a vendor, visit https://cornwallrecreation.com/Farmers-Market or call 845-534-2070 Cornwall Goes Green Recycling Day Cornwall Goes Green Recycling Day on Saturday, June 13 from 9AM–12PM at Cornwall Town Hall. Accepted items include electronics, eyeglasses and hearing aids, clean used clothing, unused or expired prescription drugs, used crayons, and personal paper shredding (no bulk). Open to Town of Cornwall and Village of Cornwall residents only Volunteer with The Town of Cornwall Friendly Visitor Program The Gift of Independence-Volunteer with The Town of Cornwall Friendly Visitor Program Attend a 90-minute Volunteer Zoom Training and complete an application! It is that easy. Tuesday 12/20/22 at 5:30 pm Thursday 1/5/23 at 10:00 am Tuesday 1/17/23 at 5:30 pm Other training dates available. Contact The Town of Cornwall Friendly Visitor Program. Call: 845-534-42168 or 845-341-1173 ext. 305 or email [email protected] to register for the training or for more information about services available. The 90-minute Zoom training will prepare you to provide support to older adults in your own community with the Friendly Visitor Program. Volunteers provide local transportation to essential appointments, grocery shopping, friendly visits, phone check-in calls and light chores. Volunteering is rewarding and flexible. Reservations are required. Background checks and Insurance while volunteering is provided. The Town of Cornwall partners with JFS of Orange County and the Office for the Aging to support older neighbors in Cornwall and Cornwall on Hudson Cornwall Color Bash is October 2nd! The Cornwall Recreation Department in partnership with the Town’s Youth Committee is holding its first event on October 2nd! For details on how to register or purchase optional t-shirts view Cornwall Recreation's website: View Now! Comments are closed.