Farmers Market thriving in Polson
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POLSON — Bright red and pink geraniums, quilts, loaves of homemade bread, pastries filled with fruit, fresh made doughnuts, early vegetables, flower, herb and vegetable plants, jewelry, soap ... browsers, buyers, sellers and children, even a man selling advice for 50 cents — Polson’s Farmers Market is up and running on Friday mornings from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.
“This year it was like everybody was waiting for the market to begin,” said Lou Anne Hoskinson, market president. The market is full, with approximately 54 vendors. If a permanent vendor cannot be at the market, co-market masters Hoskinson and Bill Triggs can squeeze in a few temporary vendors.
Not only is Hoskinson in management, she also bakes bread and rolls to sell at the market.
“I bake on Wednesday and Thursday,” she said, turning out a minimum of 30 loaves of white bread, wheat bread, cinnamon swirl bread, french bread and dinner rolls.
Repeat Farmers Market customers Judy Bentley and Ron Pagel are camp hosts at the Eagles Nest Campground near Big Fork in the summer. During the winter months, the couple lives in North Florida, but they return to Montana summers and come to the Farmers Market.
“We love Polson,” Bentley said.
Pagel agreed, carrying a tote bag stuffed with fresh vegetables and a plate of pastries as they headed back to their car.
Near the entrance to the Farmers Market, Ken Lambeth displays natural honey from his honeybees. Lambeth is from Big Arm, and this is his second year attending the market.
Not only does he sell honey, but “I get to see a lot of good people,” Lambeth said.
That’s the thing with Farmers Markets — good people, fresh produce, local food and crafts — all working to keep money in the community.
