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NSU students gather around a food booth to explore what Joyful has to offer
PHOTO BY FRANCESCA ABARCA
NSU students wait in line for boba tea at Joyful.
Joyful, a joint effort and farmers market between Shark Dining and Business Services, will be back on the NSU Davie campus this fall.
Local businesses come bi-weekly to bring food and novelties available for purchase.
Ike Reichenbach, director of marketing at Shark Dining, said the farmers market is an opportunity for Sharks to connect.
“We have lots of campus partners and community partners who help make it happen. Bringing joy through food, in one sentence, is what the joyful farmers market will be,” Reichenbach said.
There are external partners like Celsius and Dr. Pepper, as well as internal partners like student government.
“All the partners are extremely valued and important to us. I look forward to having more people sign up to be a partner in that even,” Mike Alkurdi, general manager of Shark Dining, said.
Vendors like Jesus Garcia and Kerly Ochoa Vivas appreciate the opportunity to bring their passion to an audience it will resonate with. The couple co-own Candy Plush, a dessert shop that specializes in colorful decor, creative drinks and fun crafts.
“[The shop] is big with young people, and since we work in an area where there are a lot of kids, we decided to bring out our artistic side,” Ochoa Vivas said.
The farmers market originally started last winter semester. Alkurdi looks forward to seeing it grow in the future.
“We look forward to seeing the crowds, the students and everyone at this community enjoying and participating in it,” Alkurdi said.“It was extremely popular last semester that we promised to keep up with it and be consistent as we go forward.”
Students are encouraged to attend this community event bi-weekly from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. in front of the library quad.
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