The farmers all have to be out there in all weather……….
so maybe Capitol Hill residents shouldn’t be put off by a little rain. I stopped by on Sunday (11/22/09) at about 2, and was immediately struck by how few people were shopping at the Sunday Capitol Hill Farmers’ Market.
The vendors were there in force, almost as many as I’ve ever seen. Maybe some people will be off at grandma’s house for Thanksgiving, but you’d think that others would be shopping for the holiday.
Maybe there’s another explanation. However, it’s been mobbed on recent sunny days, so I fear it is the weather.
I urge you all to make an extra effort on these grey drippy days to support the farmers. It really wasn’t that bad out, and it actually got better (OK, not good enough to get something from Molly Moon’s to eat on the way home).
They’ll be there, rain or shine, every Sunday from 11 – 3 till December 20th, in the parking lot behind the Bank of America on Broadway. Will you?
(Bonus thought: any escapees from Eugene out there? You’re all well trained in eating (Rita’s) burritos in the pouring rain at the Saturday Market, aren’t you?)
…and yet no eggs. Bummer.
It was ridiculously quiet early on Sunday. Hopefully it picked up when the sun broke.
Pictures were taken just before 2PM. Market closes at 3.
At the market for less than 10 minutes around noon – decent crowd. Wondering if Cap Hill draws a transactional crowd – where you walk through and decide quickly what you want – and then leave?
Gerwitz – I think we’re going to see few egg opportunities – apparently egg production decreases during the winter time.
they extended with no advertising … so much for word of mouth
the people who run this seem a bit like a parody of rural … eating too much dirt?
will go today, great bread and soap. The veggies are just sky high in price … oh well, bread and soap and cheese is a good reason to go there …