Saturday”s heat didn”t stop people from going to the Columbus Hitchin” Lot Farmers” Market”s first day of the year, which was pretty busy considering that most of the local produce isn”t ready to farm yet, according to vendors.
Lynn Pope, owner of Soleil, a handmade soap and lotion company, said she did pretty well.
“It was an average day. All the vendors/farmers aren”t here,” she said.
While Pope wasn”t thrilled, her German exchange student, Chrissy Lokaj, was very excited about her first Farmers” Market. “I love this. I want to come back next year!” she said.
“Can”t complain,” said Tony Rose, who was selling tomato plants. “Course we”ll have much more stuff later. Crowd was excellent for the time of year.”
Customer Cassandra Dent was disappointed with the selection. “I was looking for fruits and veggies. Green tomatoes especially. I can fry ”em.”
Jewelry maker Nancy Wright returned for her fifth year. “I did good today. I started out making jewelry for myself and then started selling it to other people. They seem to like it,” she said. Her husband, Jerry, had a slightly different version of the story: “She bought too many beads and now she has to sell them,” he said, chuckling.
Dee Casterline, of Dee”s Art Place, said he had just enough customers for his stained and fused glass works. “I did about as I expected. Until the vegetables start coming in, you can”t measure success in dollars. But customers get to know where you are and that”s important.”
Becky Childs, who also makes stained glass and broken China jewelry, said there are more important things than profits. “It was a wonderful experience. We enjoyed it — it”s a good social thing.”
“Considering the economy, it was a pretty good crowd,” said soap and candle maker Chris Dill. “It could have been better.”
Scott and Lydia Enlow of Black Creek Farms, returning vendors, sold all the produce they brought and more eggs than they could count. “I wish it had started a month ago,” said Scott.
The markets, at the corner of Second Street North and Second Avenue North downtown, continue each Saturday morning through October.
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