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Longmont Farmers’ Market is growing like a weed
The Longmont Farmers’ Market — which for years has played the smaller and perhaps less-glamorous sister to Boulder’s market — is busting at the seams.
While Boulder’s market is bounded by streets and buildings on all sides (which limits how much bigger the place can grow), the Longmont market is getting ready to expand its size by nearly 30 percent.
The market, which is set up on Saturdays from May through October, now maxes out with about 80 vendors. Last week, the Boulder County commissioners announced plans to throw down $150,000 to add 24 new stalls, along with trees, benches and a shady pavilion (for those hot summer days).
“It turns out that the Longmont Farmers Market is growing by leaps and bounds every year, and they’ve run out of space,” Commissioner Ben Pearlman said at a county budget work session. “That’s a great thing to have happening in Longmont.
Cindy Torres, manager of the market, said the county’s plan to pay for upgraded facilities — which would include extending electrical lines to the new stalls — reflects a larger commitment to local agriculture.
“I think that funding the expansion is just a part of a bigger idea that the county commissioners have for highlighting agriculture,” said Torres, who also serves on the county’s Food and Agriculture Policy Council. “The farmers’ market is one part of that. It promotes economic opportunities for local farmers, and it supports education for the consumer about local food and healthier eating.”
Read the full story at DailyCamera.com.
