A busier Tuesday summer afternoon at Riverdale Farmers Market
Rolling Hills Organics
has so far put in only one appearance at the Riverdale Farmers Market in 2013.
It has been a slow spring for most farmers and at our farm we are just getting
up and running with field greens production with the recent spike in heat and
passing thunderstorms. We also received a little help from the weekend
supermoon which is supercharging anything green with extra magnetized moisture,
including weeds of course.
In recent years, since
the passing of Elizabeth Harris, the number of vendors has dropped along with
the attendance. It’s a vicious cycle - customers stop coming because there are
not enough vendors; vendors stop coming because there are not enough customers.
The market needs to re-double efforts to attract customers and vendors back to
the market to re-invigorate an event that is so appealing when busy in its
park-like ambience and lovely clientele.
Thanks to the regular
troopers who continue to come and buy through thick and thin, heat and rain. We
plan to be there from July on,
continuing as long as it remains worth our while.
