The Orcas Island Farmers Market will be on Prune Alley the first three Saturdays in May
For most of May, the Orcas Island Farmers Market will be held on Prune Alley from Fern to A Streets. Market hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. throughout the summer.
The Saturday market will open May 2 at the new location because the lawn reseeding project for the Village Green county park is not yet complete.
On May 23, the Farmers Market will move back to the Green, along with the annual Bite of Orcas, a benefit for Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation.
Charly Robinson, new manager of the Farmers Market, says that 33 vendors have signed up to bring farm products, crafts and prepared foods to the market.
This year, the fee is $500 for season vendors, up from $350 last year. Earlier this spring, the County Council granted $3,000 to the Orcas Island Farmers Market to offset the increase in Village Green rental fees to the County Parks Department. Robinson says that the Farmers Market, a non-profit organization, plans to refund money to the vendors from grants they are seeking and savings they may earn.
The Saturday market pays no fees for the use of Prune Alley.
Robinson adds that the Farmers Market accepts Women and Children (WIC) nutrition coupons, and is hoping to be able to accept food stamps, probably for next year.
The market website is www.orcasislandfamersmarket.org
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