The warmth of spring was in the air downtown, March 7, as the Black Mountain Tailgate Market partnered with Old Town District and Foothills Grange to introduce an eight-week series, hosted by the venues on Black Mountain Avenue and below Cherry Street.
The BMTM Spring Market, which will take place from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., every Saturday in March and April, features an array of vendors offering locally sourced produce, meats, cheeses, handcrafted goods and live music, with food and beverages available nearby.
Dozens of area food producers and artisans filled the grass field behind The Grange and the gravel lot adjacent to OTD, where members and day vendors of the nonprofit market, which will enter its 32nd year when the main season resumes, Saturday, May 2, in its longtime location at the First Baptist Church of Black Mountain, erected tents with carefully arranged displays of goods…