While the Boulder County Farmer’s Market has been open for a few weeks now, this past Saturday was the first time this season I’ve made it there. The new growing season is here, and with it a bounty of local produce. Psyched.
DC has done a good job of developing farmer's markets in neighborhoods across the city. My sense is, however, that the Boulder County Farmer's Market has been integral in fostering the local food movement that has been instrumental in really putting Boulder's culinary scene on the map. The deepening synergies between farms, restaurants, the market, and regular folk serve not only as an economic driver - but are also social glues that help to make this community what it is.
While changes made over the winter to the site were supposed to relieve congestion, it certainly seemed as crowded as last year. Which, at the end of the day, is a good thing.
While the crowds were the same, I did notice a number of new stands stretching down Canyon. While space is finite, I love how the market is in the middle of town and becomes part and parcel of a Saturday visit downtown – and not solely as a destination unto itself.
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