Fayetteville Farmers’ Market

I woke bright and (somewhat) early this morning to do one of my very favorite activities – go to the Fayetteville Farmers’ Market.  The market is open Saturday mornings on the downtown square from 7am – 1pm starting in early April and running through late November.  The market is also open in the Mill District on Thursdays from 4pm – 7pm with a slightly shorter season (visit the website for exact dates).  As you can tell from the photos below (from my phone cam, sorry), there is a diverse offering at the market including fresh produce & flowers, performers, crafts, and ready to eat food (scroll down for more photos and captions).  This is just one reason Fayetteville is a great place to call home!

One great thing about the market is that the vendors have to have grown or made their wares themselves – no re-selling!  The produce & flowers are always fresh and flourishing.  Take a look:

The market is very dog friendly.  They show up in every size:

There are also demonstrations such as flower arranging:

The local musicians and performers love to come out for the crowd!

As do the politicians like Mayor Dan Coody:

I even got my own political flair thanks to Mark Kinion who is running for City Council, Ward 2: