RubberBuzz || Akron Unleashed: Downtown Veggies: Part III

7.15.2005

Downtown Veggies: Part III

The new farmers market is a little smallish. There were about 20 or so vendors selling their wares. There were plenty of fresh veggies, herbs and baked goods, but I was sort hoping for something bigger. I got some great zucchinis and I'm going to try to make zucchini bread with them. I've never made it before, but it'll be a learning experience.

The market, operated by the Cuyahoga Valley Countryside Conservancy, opened Thursday afternoon and will be open from 3 to 7 p.m. every Thursday until mid-October.

Akron-area farmers and vendors offer a variety of out-of-the-ordinary products such as organic zucchini, goat's milk hand salve and honey wine.

Darwin Kelsey, operator of the market, said finding the right type of vendor is important to the success of a farmers market. ``We spend literally hundreds of hours trying to find good vendors,'' Kelsey said.

About two dozen vendors were at the downtown market, he said, but the number should increase in coming weeks.

If you're a farm market fan and liked the first one downtown, CVCC, who puts on the market, has a "country" market to balance out their "city" market. It's located in Peninsula. Here's the info for that one:

Time: Saturdays 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Dates: June 18th -— mid-October
Location: Heritage Farms, 6050 Riverview Rd., Peninsula (south of Rt. 303 & Riverview Rd. intersection)

Cuyahoga Valley Countryside Conservancy

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(joe :: Downtown Veggies: Part III)

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