Farmers Market set

Dear Editor,

Many gardeners may have already planted their gardens preparing to harvest the fresh produce that gardeners and farmers are growing this year.

McCook Main Street Farmers Market is a social event where you meet friends and neighbors while you shop.

This event is not only a growers' market, but open to baked goods such as breads, cookies, cakes, rolls and fruit pies. No cream pies or baked goods that will require refrigeration will be allowed. Inspected meat vendors must be approved and provide refrigeration.

The Farmers Market will be held at the old West Ward school. The vendors and customers will come in at the north entrance at D Street. At the present time, the plans are for the vendors to park on the blacktop south of the school. We will park the vehicles facing the east by the trees, then place them where they fit in well.

Should there be a change in where to set up, we will let you know at that time.

For the year 2010, stalls will be furnished at no cost. The size of each stall will be big enough for a vehicle or pickup truck and table. The opening will be at 8 a.m. to noon or when the vendors leave, which is usually around noon or when they sell out.

Items offered for sale must be home grown produce or home baked products. We invite anyone who has crafts to bring them to sell. This has been a different growing season, so some of the produce will be later. There is always a need for a large variety of food products at the farmers market.

Last year, apricots, apples and other fruits and various kinds of vegetables that the gardeners had in abundance were brought to the market.

We will be open July 3 at 8 a.m. When the produce is ready, we want to be prepared for the growers to have a place to sell their produce.

For more information, please contact Ivan Schmid, (308) 345-3081 or Sonia Caldwell, (308) 345-4703.

Sincerely,

Ivan D. Schmid,

Farmers Market

Manager

McCook Main Street Coalition