An international farmers market that would have a beer garden, food truck area and connect to the Murchison Road corridor is in the works through a collaboration with officials from Cumberland County and Fayetteville.
During a special Fayetteville City Council meeting last week, council members authorized Mayor Mitch Colvin and City Manager Doug Hewett to work with county officials on the Fayetteville-Cumberland County International Farmers Market project.
Officials are looking for the market to be at the intersection of Rowan Street, Murchison Road and Bragg Boulevard, near the new speakeasy bar and north of the Rowan Skatepark.
Michael Gibson, Fayetteville-Cumberland Parks and Recreation director, told council members that they previously approved a “maker space” for artists to do carpentry, welding and other work in a nearby building that the city made improvements to and leveled the site.
Concepts show that the “maker space” would lead to a trail and multi-use facility like a farmers market where artists could sell their goods, Gibson said.