CORNWALL — Strong winds that began late Friday continued into Saturday morning, the first day of May and also the first day of the Northwest Corner farm markets. The Cornwall Coop Market opened on the Green on Pine Street at 9 a.m. with herbs, baked goods from legendary Cornwall baker Susan Saccardi, maple syrup, honey, meats, dairy products, eggs —lots of eggs.
“Look at these beautiful big eggs, you can’t find anything like that at a grocery store,” said Gordon Ridgway, a farmer and also the town’s first selectman.
Ridgway said there will be even more vendors this year, thanks to the recent influx of new residents in town; and thanks to a particularly good 2020 summer market season. He said some vendors at the market saw a 50% increase in sales last summer.
The Coop Market is open from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. every Saturday on the Green. In the afternoon, Ridgway said, anything that hasn’t sold will go to The Local, at 415 Sharon-Goshen Turnpike.
The Local is open on Fridays from noon to 4 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Cornwall’s original farm market, on the lawn of the Wish House in West Cornwall, just steps away from The Local, will open later in the month of May.
In Kent, the flower market at Kent Barns will be held on the second Saturday of every month, beginning on May 8, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., on the front porch of RT Facts in the section of the village known as Kent Barns.
The sale will feature local flower growers; shops and art galleries in the village also have special offerings and exhibits.
On May 8 there will be a particular focus on tulips, topiaries, plants and pottery. It will be held rain or shine.
The traditional farm market in Kent will begin on Friday, May 21, at 9 South Main St. from 3 to 6 p.m.
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