Talk:Zern's Farmer's Market

Contesting Speedy Deletion
Zern's is a large 85 year old landmark, not a person, group of people, band, club, or company. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mystie (talk • contribs) 04:45, 14 January 2007 (UTC)


 * There are numerous articles for shopping areas and I feel that this one stands out as a place with a significant culture and history within the area. It appears that this page contains some history of the location and I feel that it can be a workable article, though I agree that the first paragraph appears to be a bit on the advertising side.  I will see if I can clean it up slightly to make it less advert-oriented.  --Thisisbossi 04:47, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
 * How does this meet WP:CORP? Vegaswikian 07:23, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I reduced the portion more akin to advertising specifically to reduce the need to classify it per WP:CORP and make it fall more under WP:LOCAL. --Thisisbossi 08:42, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Speedy deletion denied
To quote db-bio:
 * it is an article about a person, group of people, band, club, company or website that does not assert the importance or significance of the subject. (emphasis mine)

In my opinion, the "Best Of Philly" bit is a sufficient assertion of notability (though the bit about a dutch treat should go). If the article is to be deleted, it should be done via AfD instead (where, I must note, it could very well be deleted).

I would recommend finding some additional sources than just the official website. You might want to alert members of WikiProject Pennsylvania; perhaps they can help with newspaper articles that aren't readily available online. EVula // talk // &#9775;  // 17:21, 14 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Agreed. I've posted to the WP Pennsylvania talk page requesting some assistance from anyone more familiar with the subject.  From growing up in PA, I'd think that Zern's and the Green Dragon would be notable enough to have articles (note that the Green Dragon currently does not), but it is quite feasible that I only think that because I grew up around them; and this article might be a slippery slope for every farmer's market in PA or beyond.  I'll do what I can to save this, but I'd be OK if there was an AfD consensus determining otherwise. --Thisisbossi 17:40, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Green Dragon
The Green Dragon is another farmers market, much like Zern's, in Ephrata, Pennsylvania.


 * http://www.greendragonmarket.com/

Perhaps some editor who knows both markets could create an article on The Green Dragon. I have been to both, but I don't know enough to do an article. Also, more photos of both would be desirable. --DThomsen8 (talk) 12:41, 9 January 2010 (UTC)

Zern's - Affected by the economy
When the economic downturn began in December, 2007, stands at Zern's grew increasingly vacant. The effects of the economy are compounded by the fact that two new shopping centers, both featuring grocery stores and restaurants opened within 2 miles (in either direction, on Route 100) of the market.

ZERNS FARMERS MARKET,GILBERTSVILLE,PA HAS BEEN SOLD TO GAMBONE BROTHERS ORGANIZATION FOR DEVELOPMENT
zerns farmers market,gilbersville,pa has been sold to gambone brothers organization for development 2601:46:C700:FDB0:AD2E:1BC8:EE5:15B9 (talk) 02:38, 6 August 2022 (UTC)