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IF YOU GO …
What: Fort Pierce Downtown Farmers’ Market
Where: 101 Melody Lane, between Avenue A
and Orange Avenue
When: 8 a.m. to noon, Saturdays, rain or shine
Free parking: behind city hall, between Avenue A
and Orange Avenue; the city trolley also picks up
visitors at the parking garage near U.S. 1
Downtown businesses love it because visitors to the downtown
market pass by their stores and support them as well.
“It’s a good thing for everybody,” Cushman says.
“It’s a fun place to go to, a great way to go out in the
morning.”
The market is also close to the library, and in walking distance
to the Manatee Observation and Education Center and
the A.E. Backus Museum, also along the Indian River Lagoon.
The market has up to 70 vendors in the wintertime. Participation
might drop slightly in the summertime, due to
changes in the crop season and out-of-town visitors.
Every Saturday, rain or shine, the market is open from 8
a.m. until noon. Vendors start setting up at 6 a.m. The market
association has a permit to operate from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Estimates of visitors range from 2,000 to as many as 5,000
on good Saturdays for people enjoying the market.
Customers converge on the market from St. Lucie, Indian
River, Martin and Okeechobee counties, and also include
residents of Palm Beach and Broward counties, as well as >>
RUSTY HUSTON
The market has been named one of the top five markets in the nation for its
healthy food, atmosphere and promoting community and environment.
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