Linn Valley farmers' market opens for the season

Brooke Clearwater's baked goods sold well on the first Saturday morning of the Linn Valley farmers market. By 11 a.m. she was down to a few cookies and a couple loaves of bread. (Photos by Roger Sims / Linn County Journal)

By Roger Sims

Journal staff

LINN VALLEY – It is still a little early for many locally grown vegetables, but the farmers' market for the Linn Valley community got under way on Saturday, May 23. And while the lone vegetable producer supplemented her selection with tomatoes and lettuce for resale, there were plenty of vendors with everything from baked products to t-shirts to farm-fresh eggs and homemade lemonade.

The market will be open every Saturday morning through the summer from 9 a.m. to noon. Vendors vary from week to week, so organizers try to post a list each week on the Linn Valley Farmers Market Facebook page.

Finding golf balls lost out of bounds by golfers at Deer Creek, Tyrone Davis and sons Jameson and Bennett have turned treasure hunting into a side business.The family sold 1,000 golf balls to a metro-area business the day before the market.

Hannah Bruss sells handmade bracelets at the market.

Drexel, Mo.-based Aimee Harder sells produce, honey and eggs at the market. With many locally grown vegetables stills weeks away from harvest, she supplements her selection with purchased lettuce and tomatoes for now.

Lauren Beach designs and prints her Prairie View t-shirts. She is also a Scentsy® distributor.

14-year-old Payton Gilbert makes beaded creations that can be used as wall hangings or placemats.

Angela Howell, along with her sales team of Blake and Addison, serves up fresh-squeezed lemonade to customers. She also sells Lemonades Girl Scout cookies (and other flavors) as well as farm-fresh eggs.

D's Nutshack owner Risa Doty, center, hands a purchase to a customer. A Linn Valley staple, the vendor was helped by Averi Hall, left, and Keith Doty, right.