East Lake Farmer’s Market Reopens May 1st
Decatur Metro | March 29, 2010
This was just posted in DM’s classifieds section…
East Lake Farmers Market is located at the corner of 2nd Ave & Hosea Williams, at the convergence of the East Lake, Oakhurst, & Kirkwood neighborhoods. Last year East Lake resident Doug Williams started the farmers market against all odds. “We got the green light at the end of March, & managed to pull together a small but great group of vendors to participate by mid-May, operating all season on a tiny budget” Doug explains, who set-up the market every Saturday for 26 weeks. Each week, over 100 neighbors from around the area supported the market.
Many improvements are underway for the 2010 ELF Market season, which opens Saturday, May 1st with a ‘Collard Greens Cook-Off’ benefitting Hosea Feed the Hungry, including purchasing EBT equipment that will enable the use of food stamps, making healthy produce more available to all. Community fund raisers, live music, & market demonstrations are being planned throughout the season.
The ELF Market is now accepting donations for the 2010 season.
Latest from Decaturish
This was a good little market last year, established through the hard work and perseverance of a couple of neighbors. You can’t beat walking a few blocks on a Saturday morning to fill your basket with just-picked fruits and vegetables. Plus a chance to chat with the folks who grew ‘em.
I agree! I enjoyed occasionally walking down there on Saturday mornings, and I hope they do well this year. I think they are considering moving it to Sunday evenings because Saturdays are becoming crowded (ahem – Decatur Farmer’s Market’s new Saturday hours), although I’m not sure where that proposal stands.
I hope they are able to secure more vendors this year, as a lot of folks I’ve talked to were turned off by the very small size of it. They tried it once or twice but didn’t become regulars because there wasn’t enough stuff to keep them coming.
I do appreciate the hard work of everyone involved to get it started and keep it going!