The Greenport Farmers Market opens on Saturday, May 23 for the season with a few changes in store for this year.
The market will run every Saturday from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Mitchell Park (Mitchell Park and Marina, 115 Front Street, Greenport, 631-477-2200), a shift from last year’s Friday afternoon markets.
“The move to Saturday mornings was really championed by many of our existing vendors,” says Paul Livesey, the market’s manager. “While the Friday markets were a great success, they believe there is a bigger opportunity to connect with the community — both full-time residents and visitors — on Saturdays and showcase the fabulous fresh produce and food available here locally on the North Fork.”
Livesey thinks that people who work on Friday afternoons or who arrive in Greenport on Friday evenings will now be able to stop by on Saturday mornings. “It should also capture much more foot traffic from weekend visitors to Greenport too,” he says.
Market shoppers enthusiastically supported the market’s move from Friday to Saturday. According to Livesey, many of them wrote in to support the market’s application to the Village Board of Trustees, as did several village business owners.
Photos Courtesy of Greenport Farmers Market.
Numerous vendors will be returning to the market this season, including Alpina Swiss Bakery, Consider Bardwell Farm, Deep Dive Farm, Disset Chocolate, Eastward Lavender Farm & Garden, Fields of Dough, Golden Acres Organic Farm, Greenport Jerky Company, Horman’s Best Pickles, Soul Creations, Treiber Farms, TVA Microgreens and Zafferano Farm.
Livesey noted the addition of some new vendors to the market this year: The Crumb & Kettle Kitchen, offering organic baked goods and granola; Lily Pad Acres, selling flowers; Sweet Melissa 1932 Farmhouse with eggs and canned goods; Nofo Flour Shoppe with desserts; and Turturici & Sons selling olive oils.
As they have done for the past two years, the Friends of Mitchell Park will be sponsoring events during market hours such as music by the Roth and Fuhr Men and crafts with VEME Studios.
The market season runs from May 23rd until October 10th.
“We look forward to busy Saturday mornings in Mitchell Park,” says Livesey, as summer visitors and morning tai chi classes in the park will likely keep downtown Greenport hopping.
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