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By Jodie Fitz
The Saratoga Farmers’ Market started in 1978 with a small group of farmers opening the first area market in a parking lot. They appear to be the first farmers’ market in Saratoga and the surrounding Capital Region. The market has gone on to serve the community for over 46 years and is in constant motion, growing and changing.
They have become a 501(c)3, as well as a small business incubator and host that provides an opportunity to bring locally grown and produced goods to the area. They now coordinate indoor and outdoor markets, striving to serve their membership and the community year-round.
The market is at an exciting growth point and is striving to add to its growing list of free programs for the community. This includes educational events, a kids club, weekly entertainment, festivals, cooking demos, the SNAP/EBT program, and expanding SNAP benefits at satellite markets in Clifton Park and Milton.
Growth and expansion require funding, and the market is excited to announce that the American Farmland Trust is offering a $5,000 prize to the farmers’ market of the people’s choice. The market wants to get the word out to the public and ask for your vote.
It’s easy and takes a few minutes. Please consider visiting markets.farmland.org. Look on the site for America’s Farmers’ Market Celebration and click ‘vote now’ to cast your vote. Please vote for the first option listing the Saratoga Farmers’ Market. Every vote counts, and we
hope to be the People’s Choice for 2024, striving to continue to serve the community in new ways.
Visit our markets throughout the year:
● Saturday outdoor market at High Rock Park, Saratoga Springs (May through October, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
● Wednesday outdoor market at High Rock Park, Saratoga Springs (May through October, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.)
● Monday outdoor satellite market at Shenendehowa Methodist Church, Clifton Park (June through Mid-October, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.)
● Thursday outdoor satellite market at Burgess-Kimball Memorial Park, Milton (July 11 through the end of August, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.)
● Saturday indoor markets at Wilton Mall, Saratoga (November through April, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
This Week’s Recipe: Best Chicken Marinade
The Saratoga Farmer’s Market is open on Wednesdays from 3- 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at High Rock Park in downtown Saratoga Springs. Find us online at www.saratogafarmersmarket.org, where you can sign up for our weekly newsletter, and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @SaratogaFarmersMarket.
