Palestine Farmers Market kicks off 2024 with annual Spring Farm & Flower Market
Mar. 26—The Palestine Farmers Market kicks off its 2024 season Saturday with its annual Spring Farm & Flower Market Saturday, March 30. This event serves as opening day for the Palestine Farmers Market each year.
"We have more than 50 vendors set for Saturday's Market," April said. "This will be our biggest opening day since 2021."
The Spring Farm & Flower Market is an annual Dogwood Trails event. It focuses on homegrown fruits and vegetables, as well as plants, trees and flowers. It also, however, provides a forum for other talented vendors selling baked goods, handmade items, homemade jewelry, arts and crafts, yard art, rustic furniture, birdhouses, metal art, wind chimes, wood décor and other items.
Vendors vary at the Market each year and throughout the season, with some setting up shop quarterly, monthly, bi-monthly and weekly. This year, the Spring Farm & Flower Market will also include musicians and food trucks, a fun staple of the Market throughout the growing season.
The Palestine Farmers Market is under the management of April and Roger Shaner.
April said returning vendors for this opening day event include Black Flower Farms, VJ Farms, Oh For the Love of Cake, Ms. Rhonda's Popcorn, Robin Hill Farm, Palestine Texas Pecans, Fidura Family Farm, Dirty Ops Aquaponics and Farm, Parkers Preserved Goodness, Sleepy Cactus, Random by Designs, East Texas Cake Lady, Brazos Valley Soap and JSF Woodworks.
April noted it's still a little early for fresh grown local produce to appear at the market, however, several of the vendors will have starter plants and micro-greens, a new trend, will be available along with some Easter themed items.
The Dogwood Garden Club and the Anderson County Master Gardeners are set to sell plants, trees and shrubs as usual, along with two new homesteaders selling growing kits for kids and starter plants.
The Dogwood Garden Club will be selling premium flowers and plants, including Begonias, Geraniums, Dahlias, Gerbera Daisies, Boston and Macho Ferns.
Food trucks for this weekend's event will be The Lemon Spot and Big Dud's BBQ.
"Please watch our Facebook page for information about parking this weekend," April said.
Though the market is full for opening weekend, vendor applications are accepted throughout the season, which continues through Saturday, Dec. 7.
The Shaners work very hard to ensure vendors are bringing in handmade and homegrown items from farms within 100 miles of Palestine, conducting farm visits to verify vendors are bringing in local goods.
Interested vendors, or those needing more information should contact April Shaner at 817-637-2687 or www.palestinefarmersmarket.com.
