Thanks to positive feedback from vendors and customers, the
Hollister Farmers Market will be extended through Sept. 31 before
it closes down for the year. Market Organizer Tammy Jackson said
that the decision was aided by businesses close to the market
giving it the green light.
HOLLISTER
Thanks to positive feedback from vendors and customers, the Hollister Farmers Market will be extended through Sept. 31 before it closes down for the year. Market Organizer Tammy Jackson said that the decision was aided by businesses close to the market giving it the green light.
“We did a survey with businesses on Fifth Street, and 51 percent of them approved of closing the street for another month.”
When asked about extending the farmers market time frame, almost all of the vendors said “yes.” Jackson said that the only vendors to say no were those that have products already gone out of season such as asparagus and blueberries. As of right now, that only reduces the size by three vendors.
That is good news for vendors on the waiting list. Jackson said that since the second week of the market, there has been a waiting list for spots on Fifth Street. For some vendors, they have been waiting because they didn’t apply early enough for a booth, while for others, there is too much of one product. Jackson said that she had to turn away a local cherry vendor because that would put the cherry vendor total to four.
Although the market has been going “pretty good,” Jackson said that there has been a slight slowdown in the number of people attending over the last few weeks.
“Attendance was slower but the vendors were okay with that.”
Vacations and various events in the area are some of the things that made up for the lowered attendance, according to Jackson.
With vendors lining Fifth Street and food, arts and crafts on the grassy area, Jackson said the design of this year’s farmers market is “much better.”
“Some of the artists were concerned about exposure. A lot of people come to get their groceries and go home,” she said. “People will take their time to go over there if they want to.”
