The Elmwood-Bidwell Farmers Market, a Western New York tradition featuring more than 35 vendors selling fresh, seasonal and local products, is open for the 2012 season. Hours at the open-air market are 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday, rain or shine.
Providing musical entertainment on Saturday, July 21, will be Robert Graziano from 10 to 11:30 a.m., followed from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. by the Hutch Tech High School Six String Circus Guitar Ensemble. Wine-tasting will be courtesy of Arrowhead Wine Cellars and Leonard Oakes Estate Winery.
The market welcomes several exciting community groups this Saturday, including dietician Nicole Klem from 10 a.m. to noon, Buffalo Animal Shelter, Buffalo ReuseIT, SPCA Whisker Wag’n, Border Community Service Project and the WNY Book Arts Center.
The Electronic Benefit Transfer system is once again in place at the market for the 2012 season. The EBT system allows individuals receiving public assistance to purchase products from eligible market vendors. EBT patrons who purchase $10 worth of market tokens will receive an additional $2 coupon to be used at the Elmwood-Bidwell Farmers Market. Sponsors of the EBT coupon program include the Lexington Co-operative Market and the Erie-Niagara Tobacco-Free Coalition. The coupon initiative will continue until funds earmarked for the program have been exhausted.
The market is also partnering with the Erie-Niagara Tobacco-Free Coalition to promote a smoke-free environment at the market this season. For a complete list of market vendors and events, please visit the market’s website at www.elmwoodmarket.org. Frequent updates are also available by following the market on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ElmwoodBidwellFarmersMarket.
The Elmwood-Bidwell Farmers Market: Always fresh, always seasonal, always local!
