The Great Falls Farmers Market’s Summer Market opened on Saturday, April 30, though it did not feel much like summer. The temperature was cool and the sky was gray, but by the second hour, attendance picked up, as intrepid market-goers came to check out fresh, summer produce and other delicious goods.
“It’s the first day we have summer vegetables,” said market manager Kathleen Murphy. These are typically lighter, more seasonally sensitive crops.
Alma Diaz of Diaz Berries and Veggies had to take the circuitous route to get to the village center from Westmoreland County due to the effects of an accident earlier in the morning that blocked Georgetown Pike.
The weather may have contributed to the summer market’s inauspicious start but new vendors are coming in the next weeks, as well as some musical acts for entertainment.
For more information about the market and the vendors, go to http://greatfallsfarmersmarket.org/.