Cliff Williams / The Herald Popwell’s Produce, front, and Wildly Blessed, back right, and B&B Produce have been mainstays of the Wetumpka Farmers Market the last few years. The all said the first day of a new time worked out well.
Submitted / The Herald A tour group from Tuscaloosa loads the bus after visiting the Wetumpka Farmers Market. The time change to 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. allows tours more access to the market.
Cliff Williams / The Herald. The Wetumpka Farmers Market sits across the Coosa River from downtown near the old senior center that was destroyed by the 2019 tornado.
Cliff Williams / The Herald Popwell’s Produce had peaches and strawberries along with some other vegetables at Thursday’s market. Early peaches are struggling because of the cold in March but Popwell’s hopes the supply greatly improves in mid-June.
Cliff Williams / The Herald. The Wetumpka Farmers Market sits across the Coosa River from downtown near the old senior center that was destroyed by the 2019 tornado.
Cliff Williams / The Herald Popwell’s Produce had peaches and strawberries along with some other vegetables at Thursday’s market. Early peaches are struggling because of the cold in March but Popwell’s hopes the supply greatly improves in mid-June.
Farmers are big on habits. Plant crops after the last frost. Only pick tomatoes after the dew dries and so on.
But what about changing up a farmer’s market? The City of Wetumpka Farmer’s Market did just that, changing its hours to 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and it worried some until the crowds came.
Cliff Williams / The Herald Popwell’s Produce, front, and Wildly Blessed, back right, and B&B Produce have been mainstays of the Wetumpka Farmers Market the last few years. The all said the first day of a new time worked out well.
Submitted / The Herald A tour group from Tuscaloosa loads the bus after visiting the Wetumpka Farmers Market. The time change to 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. allows tours more access to the market.
