Community Roots Market reopens three months after downtown fire

MORGAN COUNTY
  • Cindi Fetch, owner of Community Roots, lost more than half of her space inside the market as a result of the building’s fire in July. She is finding creative ways to use front space that wasn’t impacted from the damage. CONTRIBUTED
    Cindi Fetch, owner of Community Roots, lost more than half of her space inside the market as a result of the building’s fire in July. She is finding creative ways to use front space that wasn’t impacted from the damage. CONTRIBUTED
  • Since the fire destroyed the market’s back room, the choice wines are now relocated to the front of the store. Fetch said some of the furniture survived, including shelves made from reclaimed wood from the Hart and Crown Tavern. CONTRIBUTED
    Since the fire destroyed the market’s back room, the choice wines are now relocated to the front of the store. Fetch said some of the furniture survived, including shelves made from reclaimed wood from the Hart and Crown Tavern. CONTRIBUTED

    Downtown Madison’s Community Roots Market has officially reopened to the public, resuming sales of goods from local farmers and producers. 

    The small business temporarily closed in July after a fire destroyed a large portion of the building, including Betty Gene’s Diner.

    As a result of the fire, Community Roots sustained extensive smoke and heat damage, along with its neighboring cafe, The Sinc…