Farmer's Market

       I have recently had the opportunity to take part in the Bloomington Farmer's Market a place where culture, and agriculture are the main attraction. There were several booths set up, and it appeared that sections had naturally formed. The areas were divided up as DIY, Produce, fast food, and music. The specialty division of the market attracts different groups of people each of them obviously, with similar intentions.

       As a group we observed, and made several connections between the options each area offers, and the type of people that take advantage of these offers. Family are prevalent in all of the distinguished areas, possibly by their drive to entertain the younger of the bunch. It was not uncommon to find more Adults than kids more towards the fast food seeing as thought adults typically indulge the food of a celebration, and not to much its practices. As we explored there gradually was an increase in kids towards the DIY/crafts section of the Farmer's Market. Finally, from in-depth analysis you can even conclude that certain areas actually attract pets, and pet lovers as well. From this I conclude that Families are often in attendance of the Farmer's Market just for the frame in which a bond may for, youth find their entertainment in new crafts, and innovative items, adults typically base their thoughts of an event around the catering, and even that pet owners typically locate themselves on the outskirts of the events possibly as pure sight seeing.

       There are numerous ways in which the foundation of the Bloomington Farmer's Market align with the enjoyable qualities and traits of participatory music. When considering participatory music it is broken down as commonly known music that when performed it is interactive between the performers, and the audience. The farmer's market is taking the commonly practiced model of the average superstore layout, and replacing the mass producer with many small business, and independent vendors.  By taking the broader job of the performer or "store" in this scenario and dividing it between the "audience" and the "performer" the market has now created a situation in which the entire "performance" is community based, interactive, and a bonding experience.