The 31st season of the Washington Farmers’ Market kicks off next week. Producers and makers will be bringing their products to Central Park to start the season May 16th. To be a vendor in the market a person needs to be selling something that they grow, bake, or make themselves. To sign up to be a vendor contact the Main Street Washington office. Washington County Public Health Administrator and City Councilor Danielle Pettit-Majewski says it’s important to have these markets for the community, “I think it’s important because it’s a good way to get people together, it’s a good way to encourage community collaboration and also to share an opportunity for our vendors to share their fruits and vegetables, give people access to maybe healthy produce they wouldn’t otherwise try. And so, I think it’s just a really great opportunity for people to have conversations with these local growers so that they can, you know, try new things, try new healthy fruits and vegetables, and also have that social experience that they have with the rest of the community.”

The first market will be rung in by Market Master Bob Shepherd on Thursday, May 16th. The market runs from 5 to 7:30 p.m. and it will be held every Thursday night through October 17th, except July 4th.