Come and Watch the Mural Being Painted!
CANANDAIGUA, NY May 29, 2018 – The Canandaigua Farmer’s Market will open for the 2018 Summer/Fall season on June 2nd at 8:30 am.
For the past two years the market has raised funds for a market mural. Thanks to donations from market customers, local organizations including the Canandaigua Rotary and grants– local artist Amy Colburn will be at market working on a mural to span two walls inside the Mill Street Pavilion.
Running every Saturday from June through October, Canandaigua Farmer’s Market vendors offer farm fresh and local products including jams and jellies, maple syrup as well as mountains of fresh salad greens, brightly colored vegetables, sweet smelling flowers and plants, freshly baked goodies and golden local honey – just to name a few of the goodies available each week.
It is the 17th year of operation and it’s Ontario County's only farmer-run market. The Canandaigua Farmers Market is an association of farmers and small scale food processors consisting of approximately 30 vendors who live within a limited radius of Canandaigua, NY.
New vendors this year include Andy's Specialty Garlic & Produce; Mrs. Brakes Spices; Wagers Cider Mill; My Little Farm; Love Grow Farm; Happy Pickle and Bristol Mushroom. Market favorites such as Seneca Vegetables will be starting the season with a variety of herbs, bedding plants, and hanging baskets; Riedman Happy Hives with spring and fall raw local honey as well as honeycomb; F. Oliver's will feature their extra virgin olive oils and balsamic vinegars, spice blends, their line of mustards and Flour City Pasta; Mrs. Brakes Spices will have on hand a variety of unique and assorted spices; Wohlschlegel Naples Maple Farm will feature a new item – maple BBQ and dipping sauce as well as their wide variety of maple syrups and products.. Happy Pickle, a new vendor, will feature crispy fresh pickles offering free samples with over 15 different flavors.
The market is located in downtown Canandaigua just south of Rochester in NY's Finger Lakes Region and is within an hour's drive of most wineries and major attractions in the region. Emphasizing the culinary tourism aspects of the area, it is just up the street from the world class NYS Wine & Culinary Center, which uses many products from market vendors in its culinary activities.
The market hours are from 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM each Saturday and is located in the pavilion on Mill Street, one block east of Main Street in Canandaigua. This year’s market runs from June 2 to Oct. 27th rain or shine from 8:30 am until 12:30 pm. Just follow the Farmers Market signs.