By Jamie Mullins
WVU Extension Agent - CEWD
Grantsville Farmers Market will open for the first time this season today at Wayne Underwood Field with selling officially beginning at 10:00 a.m.
This year, the Market is welcoming vendors of various products to come out and join them in attracting a crowd and providing some great local (within 50 miles) products.
Vendors may include producers of any of the following: fruits, vegetables, herbs, flowers, ornamental produce, potted plants, bedding plants, wool fleeces, hay/straw, homemade soaps and other various personal products, and crafts. Honey, maple syrup, eggs, baked goods, jams/preserves, poultry, red meat, and fish are also acceptable as long as all US Department of Agriculture paperwork has been filed and the products are properly labeled.
The Grantsville Farmers Market, in collaboration with the WVU Extension Office, has several activities planned throughout the summer to assist with attracting crowds and educating the community. These include, but are not limited to, the addition of an EBT Machine, cooking demonstrations, and Family Fun Days.
The Market will run every Thursday through October from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Dues to set-up for the entire season are $20; however, single-day set-ups are allowed for a $5 fee. Once a single-day vendor sets-up four times ($20) their season dues are considered paid.
For more information, or to acquire an application, contact Jamie Mullins, WVU Extension Agent - CEWD or Daisy Fryman-Bailey, WVU Extension Agent - ANR, at (304)354-6332. Or, you can also contact the Grantsville Farmers Market, Market Manager Wayne Cottrill at
(304)462-5104.
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