Environmental education, great food, art, regular farmer’s markets twenty weeks a year, flower venders, and more will be coming to the middle of downtown Reno this summer. Located on West Street between First and Second Streets, the West Street Market is slated to open its outdoor open-air courtyard with vendors in July, and will expand to feature fifteen permanent indoor food vendors which will open this fall and serve lunch, dinner, or take-out. Three times a week, local farmers, businesses, artists, and organizations will be invited to set up booths.

The public will have an ongoing opportunity to have access to a wide variety of fresh local produce as well as learn from area experts about a wide range of topics. Following the successful model implemented in other vibrant city downtowns, not only then will the market provide a great central area where a large selection of foods can be found, but it will offer a wonderful downtown congregation area for locals and tourists alike.

Among the offerings-such as cooking demonstrations, events for the younger set, and a harvest festival-Nevada EcoNet, whose new offices will be located within the market complex, will host Eco-Nights each Wednesday at the Urban Market. Each week will be themed with a different aspect of the environment from eco-cars to composting with a variety of organizations and businesses with demonstrations and information. Nevada EcoNet office will be open to the public all week long to answer your questions and inform you about the different environmental activities happening in our region. We welcome you to come down and check us out.

Nevada EcoNet is the center for environmental information and education in Northern Nevada. For more information or to volunteer: 323-3433 or www.nevadaeconet.org