Downtown Farmers’ Market kicks off new season


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It wasn’t the huge turnout of late spring or summer but enough hardy souls attended the opening weekend of the Downtown Farmers’ Market to call it a success.

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The market opened a month earlier than 2021 with Saturday’s kickoff, held under partly cloudy skies with a high of just 6 C.

“I was genuinely a little concerned about the weather and how it would affect the crowd but I was pleasantly surprised,” said Brian Yeomans, chair of the Downtown Windsor Business Improvement Association. “It was still small but a very good turnout for being so much earlier than usual.”

More than 60 vendors signed up for the seventh season of the open-air market held on Pelissier Street and Maiden Lane. The market’s popularity saw it expand by three weeks a year ago and the DWBIA added another four weeks this year.

“It was amazing,” Yeomans said. “It was great to see people out again. I just love the social aspect of the market. I spoke with a few of the vendors and they were happy with the turnout.”

The Downtown Windsor Farmers' Market is shown on Saturday, April 2, 2002.
The Downtown Windsor Farmers’ Market is shown on Saturday, April 2, 2002. Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star
The Downtown Windsor Farmers' Market is shown on Saturday, April 2, 2002.
The Downtown Windsor Farmers’ Market is shown on Saturday, April 2, 2002. Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star
Matthew Romain performs at the Downtown Windsor Farmers' Market on Saturday, April 2, 2002.
Matthew Romain performs at the Downtown Windsor Farmers’ Market on Saturday, April 2, 2002. Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star
Fresh tomatoes are shown at Downtown Windsor Farmers' Market on Saturday, April 2, 2002.
Fresh tomatoes are shown at Downtown Windsor Farmers’ Market on Saturday, April 2, 2002. Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star


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