The return of the Hollister Farmers Market hits the streets of
downtown Hollister May 7 and will continue until Sept. 24.
The return of the Hollister Farmers Market hits the streets of downtown Hollister May 7 and will continue until Sept. 24.
“It’s getting close,” said Barbara Bauer, Farmers Market committee chair. “We’re working hard to get everything in order.”
This is the local event’s second consecutive year of operation, after more than 10 years of hiatus. Bauer said 30 vendors will set up on East Street downtown on Wednesdays from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., an hour earlier than last year. About 26 or 27 of the vendors will come every week, she said.
“The overall opinion of the market is that it was successful last year,” said Liz Kresky, director of the Hollister Downtown Association.
Also, local rancher Joe Morris will sell hamburgers with chips and beverages, and Bauer plans to again have street entertainers moving among shoppers. She said a puppet act will entertain children, and the HDA is looking for other volunteers for entertainment.
“We’re looking for more people to come down and entertain,” Bauer said. “It’s a chance to get out there and promote themselves.”
All of the vendors belong to the Monterey Bay Certified Farmers Market group, Bauer said. Most of them come from Hollister, Aromas, Watsonville or other cities in the area, she said.
The MBCFM has a goal to promote farmers and agricultural interests in the Central Coast Region. They are the market’s largest corporate sponsor. The HDA also sponsors the weekly event.
Last year, the market ran through October, but the committee changed the end date because of cold weather and the earlier sunset, Bauer said.
For more information, call the HDA at 636-8406.
