To Market! To Market!

This weekend kicks off what is probably the most exciting few months in the year for local foods in Ithaca – at 9 a.m. on Saturday the Ithaca Farmers Market opens its stalls for the 2008 season! The Ithaca Farmers Market started up in 1973 and has grown to 165 vendors selling a variety of products from produce to crafts. And this is the really cool part – every vendor comes from within a 30-mile radius! This stuff basically comes from your back yard. It’s local food in Tompkins County at its best!
The Ithaca Farmers Market is located on Steamboat Landing on 3rd Street, right off Route 13. You can get there by car, by foot, by boat, by bus, by bike, or by any other method you choose (helicopters excluded). With this in mind, parking on Saturdays tends to get a little cramped and congested, so it is best to carpool or use the TCAT (a combination of routes 30 and 13 or 16 should get you there from Cornell).
Saturday the market will open up with the Maple Festival – a very pertinent celebration for the beginning of spring. Stop by for a couple of hours to eat some good food, buy some cool things, talk to some awesome vendors (they really know their stuff!), listen to good music, and chill in a nice setting. Hope to see you there!