While we're very excited about our 2010 Farmers Market Schedule and are eager to visit with old friends at our three continuing markets as well as make new friends at the three new markets we'll attend this year, it's hard to say goodbye to the markets we're leaving.

Harbor East is going to be harder for us to leave than Wakefield for a few reasons.  Harbor East Farmers Market will be no more in 2010.  FRESHFarm Markets, the non-profit who operated this market decided to devote their resources to other markets.  I believe this market was a victim of the downturn in the economy - there was not enough customers in that community at this time to sustain a good market.  I personally believe the market would have had a better chance for success had we moved the time back to 10:00 rather than up to 8:00 from the first year to the second year, but that's neither here nor there at this point.  I just wanted to be sure to make I took a moment to thank all of our customers at this market for their patronage and friendship during our stay by the water on Saturdays.  Not only will this community not have a farmers market this season, but we could find no opportunities to remain in Baltimore on Saturdays to maintain the great relationships we developed over those two years.  We'll keep an eye out for such opportunities going forward, but we were forced to look elsewhere.  Again, a sincere thanks to all of you from the whole Wenk/Three Springs family.

We haven't neglected our Wakefield customers either.  We'll miss you all as well.  Fortunately for you, the Wakefield Park market will continue on without us.  All your other favorite vendors will still attend every week and while it won't be the same, we know you'll be well-served by them as we got to know these vendors and enjoyed their company over the previous two years.  We had an opportunity to build up a new market in Washington DC on Wednesdays that conflicted with Wakefield Park and made the tough decision to persue this new opportunity.  However, seeing as they are not only terrific growers who run a terrific stand but also good friends of ours, I know that Kuhn Orchards will be able to provide all our customers with delicious fruit and I encourage everyone to keep attending that market and supporting those farmers. 

We enter every market with the hopes that it will be a success and we can provide for these communities for generations to come.  It's always difficult when it doesn't work out and we must leave a market - we don't like for it to come to that.  Again, we were proud to have served you all and thank you for your support.