Wednesday marked the beginning of the 2024 Cartwright Farmers Market season. Located off State Street next to the Binford House, 34 vendors have signed up to
There might have been gloomy gray skies overhead on Wednesday, but that did not stop numerous people from going to the Cartwright Farmers Market opening day.
It truly is spring when the Cartwright Downtown Farmers Market finally opens up.
Market Manager Trisha Wilder expects this season to be one of growth, starting with the farmer’s market season kicking off at 4 p.m., on Wednesday. Thirty-four vendors have already reserved space for the season and more are likely to come.
The number of vendors is in line with what Wilder had on deck last year before the season started. It was slow going as some vendors had hesitation about COVID-19. By June, the vendor numbers picked up. Then the derecho knocked them back down.
The overall turnout last year even with the unexpected challenges gives Wilder encouragement the market will only continue to grow. She is prepared to see this season be even better.