Cindy Hale of Clover Valley Farms said it was great to see everyone again on Saturday.
Little Italy Farms is a vendor who’s new this year, and Lisa Ingemansen said many of her customers discussed how excited they were to get their gardens started for the year.
Peggy Sobczak, who’s been a vendor at the market for 23 years, said usually by the opening day of the market she has more perennials to sell, but they haven’t taken off yet due to the weather so far this year.
This year, SNAP customers can triple their benefits thanks to both Market Bucks and federal funding, so $10 of SNAP benefits will become $30.