Chestertown’s Saturday Market is back and enjoying its new layout along High Street and Memorial Park.
Traditionally, the popular event had been held in Fountain Park, but the pandemic required more distancing between vendors than the Park could provide. The market was closed March 16. and temporarily reopened May 2 at East Coast Storage’s parking lot.
Vendors and shoppers appreciate the new alignment along the two blocks closed to traffic between 8 am and noon while continuing to require social distancing and mask wearing.
If you are looking for the freshest of local farm produce and artisan products, you’re in luck—tomorrow is Saturday!
The Spy caught up with Market Manager Julia King and volunteer John Hanley.
This video is approximately four minutes in length.
Michael McDowell says
What a wonderful asset our market is to the town, and unlike some other markets, it’s year round. Kudos to Julie King particularly for her customary energy, managerial talent, and diplomacy in navigating the complex hoops needed to jump through, during the crisis of Covid 19, to reestablish the market downtown. Although my wife, Susan Flanigan, and I, have a small farm plot across the river where we grow tomatoes, peppers, peas, greens for salad, beans and (soon) brussel sprouts, I shop almost every week at the market and we have brought our dogs, Chester, and Jersey (who love the dog treat booths!), and buy meat, crab cakes, fix, fresh produce, eggs, high quality artisanal bread and cookies, And we love perusing the artists’ kiosks. Keep up the good work, Julie, and John Hanley, and all who help to make the market, a Chestertown jewel. Thanks too to the Council for supporting the market and recognising its essential role every weekends, hot, warm, cool, and cold.
ann miller says
I was at the farmers market in Chestertown a few weeks ago – first time in years I’ve been. I went to pick up a order from a vendor…It was like a mini tea-party! I didn’t realize they closed the streets, and there were so many vendors selling quite a variety of items. I’m looking forward to going back.