The Forest Grove Farmers Market is back Wednesday
On Wednesday, Main Street will close to vehicle traffic between Pacific Avenue and 21st Avenue. Stalls and booths will go up, and the first Forest Grove Farmers Market of the season will begin.
On Wednesday, Main Street will close to vehicle traffic between Pacific Avenue and 21st Avenue. Stalls and booths will go up, and the first Forest Grove Farmers Market of the season will begin.
Thousands will visit the market, according to Forest Grove-based nonprofit Adelante Mujeres, which launched the market in 2005.
A beloved tradition that sees downtown Forest Grove filled with small businesses and visitors from May through October, this year's market will open Wednesday, May 7 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Nearly 60 vendors, the Forest Grove Festival of the Arts, and more will kick off the season.
Chas Hundley
An interactive market map on Tuesday showed 59 vendors are slated to fill Main Street starting Wednesday, with extensions to 21st Avenue on some subsequent markets expected.
The vendors expected to set up shop on Wednesday range from local businesses like Willow & Ash, SakéOne and several area farms to out-of-state booths like Shaken Not Stirred Lemonade.
News in the Grove spoke with Willow & Ash owner Heather Sunblad-Rhoade about their participation in the market in a brief in-person interview Tuesday.
"We love the market and look forward to it every year," Sunblad-Rhoade said. Some years, business has decreased for the shop during market days—the Farmers Market is held on Main Street directly in front of Willow & Ash—Sunblad-Rhoade said, but noted that each year has been different.
This year, Willow & Ash will have a booth the first Wednesday of every month, where they will largely be promoting their custom services, Sunblad-Rhoade said.
Most market days will feature live music, and there will be information booths from organizations including the city of Forest Grove and local nonprofits.
