Farmers market opening here July 17

If fresh produce and locally made food is what you’re looking for, Donley County Farm 2 Table is ready to serve you this Saturday, July 17, from 9 a.m. to noon at Cornell’s Country Store.

The new farmers market will run the first and third Saturdays through September, and organizer Deanna Cornell is happy to see the new community project get off the ground.

“People are excited,” Cornell said. “I’ve gotten a lot of good feedback from vendors but more so from consumers. I’ve had zero complaints.”

Eleven vendors are scheduled to have tables at the first market this Saturday.

“We’ve got produce, aloe vera, baked goods, pork, beef, eggs, and more,” Cornell said.

Items at the market are all things that were either grown locally or made in local kitchens, she said.

Cornell’s Country Store is hosting the market in their garden center, which they completed in 2020 right before the COVID-19 shutdown. They were left with a big space and wondering what else it could be used for. Cornell later was inspired by a farmers market while visiting her son in Nashville.

“Zach and Liberty sell eggs there, and they have flowers and berries also,” she said.

With information from that market, Cornell started making plans for a market here and got a good response from locals.

“I really have a heart for Texas-made and locally-made,” Cornell said.

Cornell’s has proven the market for locally produced food with their own beef this year. Demand has been strong for homegrown beef, which will be available during the market Saturday.

For more information about the market, contact Deanna@CornellsCountryStore.com or check out the Facebook group online – Donley County Farmer’s Market.