With as popular as Savannah’s Forsyth Park Farmers Market has become, there’s been talk for many years about finding a way to effectively duplicate that success in other places around the city. There’s been a Farm Truck making the rounds for a few years, and just a few months ago, the Forsyth Market opened a ‘farm store’ of sorts on Waters Avenue in an effort to meet the needs of people searching for fresh, organic produce.
Those have been good ideas, but they don’t have what it would appear a lot of people have been looking for. A central gathering spot-type of Farmers Market in the middle of the week that serves both as a market for some of the best produce you can find around plus a place to have a seat with a glass of wine and catch up with some friends. If you aren’t shopping, maybe you are visiting, then you can take a walk with your group down the block for dinner or more.
That was the idea behind the new Midtown Farmers Market, a collaboration between a handful of very popular establishments: Sixby, Lone Wolf Lounge, Over Yonder and others. It debuted Wednesday afternoon and will be held every single Wednesday going forward from 3:00pm until 7:00pm. It’s actual address is 222 East 41st Street in the Baldwin Park neighborhood.
I’m calling it an Organic Happy Hour…