May 12, 2021
This weekend will mark the start of the second farmers market held during the pandemic. Contributed photo from 2017.
By Ben Mikek
mikekben@grinnell.edu
Grinnell’s summer-long farmers market will be opening on May 13 with many of the same COVID-19 precautions as last year. Grinnell residents will be able to purchase everything from fresh fruits and vegetables to kettle corn twice a week in Central Park.
“The excitement for market seems to be the same every year for me: it’s just seeing all of our vendors again,” said Kendra Vincent, who organizes the market for the Grinnell Chamber of Commerce. “You really get to form a bond with all of our vendors, and we don’t really see them in the off season, … so we’re really excited to see them and have access to the products they sell.”