A new farmer’s market is opening in Pennsbury Township come
Friday June 18. The market will be at the edge of the township park, next to the
township building and will be open from 2-6 p.m. every Friday through Sept. 24.
Township Manager Kathy Howley said the idea evolved from
talks among members of the Park’s Committee. They see it as a way of bringing more
awareness to the park.
“We were trying to think of events in our park that we can
bring notice to the public that we do have a park back here. We want more
people coming here to use our park,” Howley said.
The market operation will start small with only about five
vendors at first. They’ll be selling fresh vegetables and produce, cut flowers
and plants. Howley added they hope to have fresh breads, cheeses, jellies and
jams.
“That’s what we’re concentrating on to begin with,” she
said. “We’ll see how the first year goes and maybe add things if we continue
next year. We want to start small…but we want it to be attractive enough for
people to come in and see this as attractive and want to come back.”
One of the farmers not selling at the market will be
Pennsbury’s own H.G. Haskell. Howley said the committee asked Haskell, but he
reportedly said he didn’t have the manpower to cover another market. She said some
of these farmers, such as Haskell, were already committed to other farmers’
markets and don’t have enough people to man another booth in an extra location.
She said they hope be able to get Haskell next year.
About Rich Schwartzman
Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.
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