NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Reno County Farmer's Market is due to open on Saturday.
"We actually changed it last year," said Sparkle Faidley with the Farmer's Market. "We usually start the weekend before Memorial Weekend. We decided a couple years ago, we have a lot of growers that have hoop houses, so they can kind of control the environment a little bit and get some more produce out a little sooner than usual. We decided the first Saturday of May is a little easier to remember."
The Saturday markets go from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 215 West 2nd in Hutchinson.
"We should have at least four produce vendors that I can think of off the top of my head," Faidley said. "We also have, I believe, at least a minimum of 14 vendors."
The Vieyra Brothers Trio and the Reno County Health Department will both be there for the kickoff.
"We have the SNAP program," Faidley said. "Those that are on SNAP, we have a double up food bucks program, so if you come down to Farmer's Market and redeem the SNAP program, we also provide up to $25 in the SNAP program, so you can get up to $50 in SNAP benefits."
The Saturday market is open each weekend from the first Saturday in May to the last Saturday in October, always from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., though sometimes certain baked goods run out by noon.
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