MOUNT VERNON – One of Mount Vernon’s most popular downtown activities resumes next month.
The 2021 Mount Vernon Farmers Market begins Saturday, May 1, on the Public Square from 9 a.m. to noon. The market will feature vendors offering locally grown fruits and vegetables, fresh local honey, baked goods, homemade candy, maple syrup, goat milk soap and more.
Shoppers aged 60 and older can receive vouchers on market days from the Knox County Task Force for Older Adults. Seniors who reside in Knox County will be eligible to sign up on the Square to receive tokens to use at the market for fresh produce, herbs and honey. Other incentive programs offered at the market this year will include SNAP, Produce Perks and the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP). Stop by the market information booth for details on these incentive programs.
COVID-19 protocols will continue this year until further notice. All vendors will wear masks during the market, and shoppers are strongly encouraged to wear masks as well. Hand sanitizer will be available throughout the market. Shoppers will be encouraged to keep social distance while selecting their items.
Parking will be available around the Square and in nearby lots.
The following vendors will participate this year: Sue’s Herbs and Jellies, M & M Sugar Shack and Produce, Honey Bee Acres, Wesco Produce, The Least of These, Veggies and Eggs by Dan, Green Valley Sweet Corn, Double G MAPLE Syrup and Produce, Yankee Street Garlic, Simply Sweets, Eva Brisker, Angry Acres, Sweets on Saratoga, Nunda Valley Produce, Gleeson Acres, Everyberry Farm and Flora, Maple Feather Farm, Community Roots, Knox Berry Farm, Sigler Bakery, Morckel Meadows, Glasgow Family Farm and Glen Hill Orchard.
For more information, contact market coordinator Marty Trese at 740-501-7019.
