
The gang from Clay Guild, Writer’s Guild, Angela’s Gourmet Pasta, Katherine’s Bead Designs and Cardzbynikki bid adieu.
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(Insert heavy sigh here) Well, another season of the farmer’s market is in the books. April 22nd was the final takedown and many hugs and, yes, even a tear or two on the last day. Let’s hope the summer goes quickly cause there are many people that will be missed.
“Many of these vendors don’t have a store,” said Amanda Kuck, a farmer’s market regular. “The only place I can get some of this great stuff is right here. You’d think I’d be used to it by now, but it’s still kinda hard when they’re gone.”
“We don’t have

John Andescavage and Ginette Stevens of JC’s Daily Bread. They do about 10 markets a week and really look forward to next season.
One aspect that was echoed by vendors is how well this market is managed. And this comes from people who do a lot of markets throughout the year. The teamwork

Left, Jody Taylor and Colleen Rose say farewell.
Alex Galiana, Recreation Supervisor for Marco Island spoke about this year’s market. “All good things must come to an end. We had a really good season. This year was about 80 different vendors with 100 booths. Overall, our numbers were pretty consistent as far as attendance with other years. About 1,500-2,000 people come through from January into March every Wednesday. Then it begins to

Luckily, having no farmer’s market is a temporary situation. If all goes right with the universe, the fall season will return as usual and bring back our beloved market. Until then, perhaps we need to form a citizen’s committee and find a good use for our Wednesday’s this summer. Send me some ideas and I’d be happy to pass them along.
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