Today was the third sunny Sunday in a row and the Ballard Farmers' Market was hopping, as usual. I took this picture before the market even opened; there are often so many people around that it's hard to drive in to unload. On the one hand that can be frustrating, on the other hand it's exciting that folks are eager enough show up early.
The Ballard Farmers' Market started out as part of the Fremont Sunday Market in 1990. It moved to Ballard in the winter of 2001-2002, a move which gave both venues room to grow and establish their own identities.
The market in Ballard was originally held in the US Bank parking lot, a site that was eventually developed into the Ballard Library. After it's first summer there it moved to the brick-lined Ballard Avenue, with a permit to close the street to vehicle traffic on market days. Last summer it expanded half a block north to accomodate all the vendors who wanted to sell there.
It just keeps on getting better.
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