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We’ve never cancelled a Saturday Market despite some pretty horrendous weather. Many of our vendors are cooking and baking for days leading up to Saturday, so cancelling on Friday can be a major expense for them. What we are more likely to do in terrible weather is proceed as scheduled but close an hour or two early, so serious shoppers get a chance to brave the weather and come out on the early side and do some shopping. That said, we don’t want anyone to get hurt or equipment to be damaged, which is another good reason to get to liking us on Facebook.

The Market actually takes place next to a parking lot; Veteran's Landing on Lansdowne Avenue, but it does fill up.  We’d love it if more people started parking in the Highland Avenue lot, next to the firehouse, only two blocks away. Parking is free in both lots during the Market on Saturdays, as well as on Lansdowne Avenue. Owen Avenue, the street right “behind” the Market, is also a good bet for on-street parking. Just be careful not to block any driveways, which will get you towed. Please don’t park in the lot behind the Crisp Chik'n unless you’re going there before or after the Market.

They’re signing up to receive Lansdowne Link, the official e-newsletter of the Lansdowne Farmers Market. It goes out every Thursday during the Market season and highlights vendors, special market activities and events, and lists the Artist and Musician of the Week, among other Market-related info. It also promotes other things going on around Lansdowne — music, movies, fundraisers, dinners, parades, art shows, even parties, so it’s worth reading.

Once the Market ends for the season, the Lansdowne Link comes out bi-weekly and focuses on just the around-Lansdowne happenings, including the Winter Markets, which occur on the third Saturday from December through April. These e-newsletters are a good way to keep your finger on Lansdowne’s pulse, which is really picking up, as you may have noticed.

Although we have a solid committee behind the Market, we could almost always use an extra hand to set up or break down the Market each Saturday. Setup starts shortly around 7:45 am and breakdown starts at 1:00 pm. We have LFM lawn signs, stop by and grab one to display on your lawn. We also encourage you to spread the word through whatever social media you like.

The Market is self-sustaining from the fees for the vendor spots and the fundraisers we do each year, but if you’re in a position to make a cash donation, that’d be more than welcome, as we try to have as many of the special events be free as possible. Any donations are tax-deductible because the Market is organized under the auspices of the nonprofit (LEDC). If you’re interested, just let us know at [email protected].

Those are our Market Bucks, which are worth a dollar at any vendor at the Market, spent just like cash. They’re a little thank-you from the Market and LEDC. We give them out at the Manager tent when you do something easy we encouraged you to do in the Lansdowne Link, the e-newsletter (like bring us a recipe or wear an LFM T-shirt) or when you do something nice for the Market, and we love to give them to new customers who stop to introduce themselves, and to you too if you bring a new customer and introduce them to us.

Visit our Manager's Tent to find out more.

Just go to the Market Manager tent and ask there. There are typically a number of volunteers hanging around to answer questions or at least refer you to someone who can answer. Plus, we allow our sponsors, churches, schools, and other nonprofits to put business cards and announcements and flyers and what have you at the Manager tent so that shoppers can get info even if they don’t have questions. It’s always worth stopping by the Market Manager tent.