“Tip of the Iceberg:” farmers market cancellation exposes more concerns at CAD

DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - Community Action Duluth (CAD) is under fire again following our previous reporting on the Lincoln Park Farmers Market being cancelled amid allegations from vendors that they weren’t being paid.

Staff says CAD’s termination of the Lincoln Park’s farmers market is just the “tip of the iceberg.” Vendors and former employees are making strong allegations of financial mismanagement and poor employee treatment within the non-profit.

We’ve also learned since our report that three board members have resigned as of Friday.

Kayla Pridmore was a program manager at CAD up until she spoke out about concerns and was put on administrative leave. She has since left the organization altogether.

“Something just kind of broke inside of me, and at that moment I unders