Farmers’ Market Preps for New Season, Different Venue

Both current and new vendors came to Hellertown Borough Hall Thursday for the first planning meeting of the Saucon Valley Farmers’ Market’s 2015 season, which will mark its tenth anniversary.

“In celebration of our tenth anniversary we will have some new and exciting happenings at the market,” SVFM chairperson Shelley Goldberg promised.

Due to construction at Water Street Park–which is going to be improved–the SVFM will open in May at Dimmick Park, committee member Terry Boos explained.

Dimmick Park will be the market’s temporary home for at least eight weeks, vendors learned at the meeting.

In spite of the location change, the market will still be easily accessible to borough residents, including pedestrians, Goldberg said.

More information–including vendor/crafter applications–is available online at svfarmersmarket.org.

The Saucon Valley Farmers’ Market is open Sundays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. from May through November. It hosts dozens of local growers, artisan food-makers and other producers of locally-sourced goods.

The market–which is staffed entirely by volunteers–also hosts many special events and live entertainment throughout the season.

With nearly four dozen vendors, the Saucon Valley Farmers’ Market has grown to become one of the largest farmers’ markets in the region.

Updates are also regularly posted on its Facebook page.