Farmers’ market basics

Online course offers details for vendors on selling products locally

  • With farmers’ markets growing in popularity, such as the market held on Saturdays around the courthouse square, small-acreage farmers and hobbyists may want to learn more about the requirements for becoming a food vendor. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service offers online resources to assist. MONIQUE BRAND | DISPATCH RECORD
    With farmers’ markets growing in popularity, such as the market held on Saturdays around the courthouse square, small-acreage farmers and hobbyists may want to learn more about the requirements for becoming a food vendor. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service offers online resources to assist. MONIQUE BRAND | DISPATCH RECORD

    The Lampasas Farmers & Craft Market will be open on the downtown courthouse square from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays through December.

    The market draws sizable crowds on the weekend and has become a popular place for buying and selling homeproduced or hand-crafted items. For more information, contact organizer Jerry Hanson at 512-540-0055.

    For those considering becoming a vendor when the farmer…