Fresh tomatoes, berries, and squash. Homemade preserves. Those and other fresh organic delights are available in Immanuel’s east parking lot in the 1600 block of Westport Road every Wednesday.
Vendors from the Westport/Plaza Farmers’ Market set up shop from 4:30-7:30 p.m. every Wednesday through the growing season.
“Our vendors are small farmers who care about the food they grow and the land they grow it on,” says David Bennett, one of the market’s coordinators.
Linda Fewell, Immanuel’s representative to the Volker Neighborhood Association, says the farmers’ market had used a parking lot on 39th Street in previous years, but that space no longer is available.
“During the March neighborhood association meeting, I heard how much Volker residents wanted to find a new space for the market and how disappointed they would be if it were forced to move to another neighborhood,” Linda says. “Using our extra parking lot on Wednesday evenings seemed a perfect solution that keeps a beloved service in the neighborhood.”
