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Farmers
market
hit its stride
By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
It would seem counterintuitive that a farmers market would run as smoothly as a well-oiled machine.
But that’s the assessment from Emily Barnes, market master of the Putnam Saturday Farmers Market. The market finished its 12th year Oct. 29 and Barnes said the 22 Saturdays in the season went “very well.”
She estimated the market saw about 7,000 customers this season.
Asked what she might be considering for changes next year, she said “We did some changes this year and now it’s beginning to be a well-oiled machine.”
She said the market added some new vendors this year. Chubby Dog coffee joined the ranks as did Woodstock Creamery at Valleyside Farms. It’s the first time coffee and dairy have been vendors. Toward the end of the season Grace’s Gourmet food truck was part of it. A couple out-of-town artisans also joined the market this year.
Barnes knows many of the regular customers — including their dogs’ names — and said she saw many new faces this year.
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