A staple of springtime in Charm City, the Baltimore Farmers’ Market & Bazaar has scheduled its opening day: Sunday April 4 from 7 a.m. to noon.
After scaling back to a food-only operation during 2020, the market will bring back hot food vendors and the bazaar’s artisans in limited capacity this year for the 44th season.
“The market and the bazaar are great ways to support local farmers, businesses, and artists, so we are thrilled to bring back more of these favorite vendors for the 2021 season,” said Santiago Nocera, communications manager for the Baltimore Officer of Promotion and The Arts.
The rain-or-shine market will run weekly on Sundays from 7 a.m. to noon April 4 to Dec. 19 under the Jones Falls Expressway (JFX) at Holliday and Saratoga Streets.
The market and bazaar traditionally offers baked goods, dairy products, meats, seafood, coffee, wine, spirits, flowers, crafts, artworks and more. This season will all of those but at a reduced capacity due to COVID-19.
This season will include at least 85 farms, food vendors, and artisans.
The Baltimore Farmers’ Market & Bazaar will maintain health guidelines to reduce the spread of coronavirus.
Vendors and customers are all required to wear masks.
There will be fewer vendors than pre-pandemic seasons to allow for proper physical distancing. Security personnel will help monitor and limit crowds and ensure physical distancing throughout the market.
The market will have handwashing and sanitation stations.
Special events at the market were suspended in 2020, and they will remain on hold.
Patrons will be able to buy hot food items, but market organizers encourage them to purchase those items as they are getting ready to leave so they can eat them at home or at a safe distance from other patrons and vendors.
During the Baltimore Farmers’ Market & Bazaar’s 43rd season in 2020, the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts assembled a recipe book filled with meals created from products from markets and farms.
No mention of all the other farmers markets?