Fruits & VegetablesNews
Not-profit Cartwright Farmers Market Bracing Up For New Season

Snow is on the ground and temperatures nonetheless hover around zero’ however, work has begun for the Cartwright Downtown Farmers Market new season.The non-revenue farmers market offers fresh fruit and veggies, home-made baked items, crafts, and a host of different products starting late spring through late fall at the North Second Avenue shelter next to the Binford House.
The site is controlled by the city and has a decades-long historical past of selling fruit and veggies among different items during the growing season.
Wilder and an all-volunteer board have scheduled a casual question and answer session for vendors and others.
“From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on March 2, we will be on the Marshalltown Public Library,” she stated, “ vendors and others can visit throughout that time to study our market.”
A number of volunteers from the Marshalltown region preceded Wilder before she took over in 2019
Wilder had been a vendor previously and was inspired by other coordinators to take a leadership role, which she accepted.
She and the team developed a brand new logo, recruited new distributors, and made several other adjustments.
“We will introduce more modifications as we near the 2020 season-opening date, which is pending,” Wilder stated.