Meeting for vendors interested in participating in Central Park Farmers Market set for Thursday

March 7, 2023 | By Muddy River News

A meeting will be held Thursday at the Admiral Coontz Recreation Center for anyone interested in participating in the Central Park Farmers Market this season. | Photo courtesy of pexels.com

HANNIBAL, Mo. — A vendors meeting for anyone interested in participating in the Central Park Farmers Market is set for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 9 at Admiral Coontz Recreation Center.

Steve Huse, market manager, said plans for the upcoming season will be discussed. Opening day will be Saturday, April 29, and continue every Saturday through Saturday, Oct. 28. Saturday hours for the market will be 7:30 a.m.-noon. Beginning Tuesday, June 20, the market also will be open Tuesday nights from 3-7 p.m.

The local health inspector and scale inspector will be in attendance. Rules and regulations will be outlined. There will be an open forum for questions and ideas.

Located in the heart of Hannibal in the city’s oldest park, the market offers consumers healthy and affordable alternatives to the typical supermarket experience.

About 30 vendors participated in the Farmers Market each week last year.

A list of the items that were available last year included:

tomatoes
cucumbers
lettuce
kale
onions
cabbage
spinach
potatoes
carrots
zucchini, peppers
yellow squash
beets
watermelon
hot peppers
mushrooms
sweet corn
green beans
pumpkins
sweet potatoes
honeydew melons
cherries
strawberries
cantaloupe
apples
blueberries
blackberries
baked goods
goat’s milk soap
coffee, flowers
herbs
jam
jelly
bread

Several of the vendors are eligible to take SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits for payment through a program with Douglass Community Services.

More information is available from Huse at hopefarms2@gmail.com or 573-406-8401.