I emailed Ms. Goldman who kindly indicated that the source of one of the two complaints was the Atlanta Foundation for Public Spaces (http://www.affps.com). Despite its philanthropic-sounding name, according to the Georgia Secretary of State website AFPS is apparently a for-profit LLC headquartered in Roswell that manages several markets throughout the area, including the Chastain Park Green Market and the one in Virginia Highlands just down the road from the targeted Morningside farmers’ market.

And to add a nice Decatur twist to the whole affair, according to their website the “Foundation” also has some sort of ambiguous affiliation with the Decatur Gallery Market, located across the street from Sushi Avenue.

Welcome to the dog-eat-dog world of in-town markets!