Farmers Markets (and similar) for 2010

It’s still cold outside and it’s going to be a long time before most of us start thinking about buying fresh and local produce during Lakewood’s best months of the year. But, know that the city, community organizations and volunteers are working right now to coordinate three (that’s right three!) opportunities to get the freshest foods for your summer meals every week.

To start, LEAF (the Lakewood Earth & Food Community) is gearing up for the 2010 growing season. You can link to their site above, or join their facebook page here (All you LEAF-ers should return the favor and join Lakewood’s page too). They’re having an open house Sunday the 14th at the Library from 2-5pm. LEAF will be in front of the Main Library this year, Wednesday late afternoons starting in the beginning of June.

Then, the City is continuing its partnership with North Union Farmers Market. Starting June 2 through September 9th, you can see then Wednesdays from 10am – 1pm at Kauffman Park.

New this year, is the Lakewood Farmers Market, a volunteer-driven endeavor that will be downtown on Saturday mornings. Some of those details are still being worked out, so we’ll save that for another post. Suspense!