Glass Half Full: The Greeley Farmers’ Market is back — and it’s booming

By Kelly Ragan

The Greeley Farmers’ Market is set to open Saturday for the summer season – and this season is set to be big.

Andrea Haring, special events coordinator for the city, said in a news release that the city has more vendors than in previous years.

"In our peak in mid-July, we are on track to have about 50 vendors at the market, which is double of what we had last year,” she said in a news release.

The market will feature a wide variety of food this month, including arugula, spinach, romaine, sprouts, lettuce, greens, root crops, mushrooms, beef, bison, chicken, pork, bread, rolls, pies, pastries, coffice, spices, salsas, tortillas and tamales.

Every weekend, vendors will offer a wide variety of locally grown and produced food, including fresh and in-season produce, meats, honey, bread and other baked goods, roasted chiles, and more.

To encourage social distancing, visitors should look for and follow signage indicating the main entrance and exit to create one-way traffic through the market.

The Farmers’ Market accepts card payments and provides vouchers to buy items at the market. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit Electronic Benefits Transfer cards are also accepted.

You can also jam out to live music and find Weld County Master Gardeners from CSU Extension available to provide yard and landscape advice.

What you need to know

When: 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays from mid-May to late October

Where: The Depot, 902 7th Ave

For more

For more information, connect with the Farmers' Market on Facebook or Instagram or go to greeleygov.com/fm.