The Nenana river is located immediately adjacent to Denali National Park and Preserve and passes by the McKinley Village where the Host had an overnight stay. The river is glacier fed. There was a sign saying that a Grizzly bear had recently been seen immediately by this property. This river and the surrounding territory is both beautiful and dangerous.

Community Markets International

There are so many wonderful community marekts. Here are some examples.

AUSTRALIA - The Salamanca Market in Hobart, Tasmania, is one more example of what buying locally has achieved in this Australian City. More than 20,000 visitors come during a weekend. It is a very exciting place with substantial varieties of goods for visitors to buy.

NEW ZEALAND has a wonderful farmers' market just outside Auckland. It's called the Otara Market. It opens on Saturdays at 6 am to 12 pm. It is huge. Here are some of the photos of the market which were taken on March 5, 2005. Individuals with Maori ancestory are markedly present.

Freshly made tofu from a local producer. This woman was very shy and she had a lot of customers.

MORE NEW ZEALAND

There is one other well known market in Auckland called the Victoria Park Market. It is located at 210 Victoria St West in Auckland. While visiting this city I attempted to get to this market, however, I visited there at the wrong time.

Here is some information gleaned from the market's web site. You can learn more by clicking on Victoria Park Market.

• Open from 9am to 6pm, 7 days a week
• Admission free
• Wheelchair and disabled access
• Explorer & Link bus connect Victoria Park to central city
• All major currencies including traveller's cheques can be exchanged ATM machines

KOWLOON -

Shopping Takes on Many Forms: There are a lot of places to buy various products. This was a small part of a very large outdoor farmer's market in Kowloon. This photo was taken in late November 2005.

For information about theWorld Trade Organization and the International Farmers' Association you can turn to the International Relations Center. There was a march of farmers on December 17, 2005.