Douglas Farmer’s Market begins May 31 at park


Published/Last Modified on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 5:29 PM MDT


The Douglas Farmers Market is kicking off its inaugural event on May 31.


It has scheduled weekly events each Sunday at Castro Park on 10th Street through October. The Farmer’s Market will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on those Sundays.

Now the group is looking for vendors including local farmers, ranchers backyard gardeners, beekeepers and growers, handmade crafts from local agricultural and garden products such as hand-woven woolen clothing or rugs, goat’s milk, soap, beeswax candles, emu oil lotion and lip balm, decorated gourds or luffa sponges, herbal remedies, dried floral or Chile wreaths.

Entertainment is also sought for the weekly market.

The Farmer’s Market is being sponsored by the Southeast Arizona Medical Center, Douglas Food Bank, Baja Arizona Sustainable Agriculture (BASA), the Douglas Chamber of Commerce, City of Douglas, Special Action Group of the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension and the Cochise County Health Department.

For more information, contact Lea Dodge at 805-0086 (leadodge@msn.com) or Kathleen Gomez, 805-5938 (kgomez@samcaz.org).

 

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