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The Del Norte farmers market season got off to a blustery start Wednesday morning. At 9 a.m. Del Norte & Tribal Lands Community Food Council Program Director Iya Mahan announced the official opening of the Downtown Crescent City Farmers & Artisans Market with a ribbon cutting. Mahan thanked the City of Crescent City for allowing them to use the parking lot at 240 H Street, as well as her staff who made the whole event possible. 

The parking lot was full of artisan vendors selling everything from handmade herbal medicines to crocheted creations and woven furniture. Ocean Air Farms and Elkhorn Herbals Plant Nursery had booths set up in the produce section of the market. 

Next to the produce section the Wayouts performed live music starting at 11 a.m. Their funky tunes set the laidback energy at the market, despite the gusty winds keeping the vendors on their toes.

In addition to the artisan vendors, organizations tabled at this event. College of the Redwoods and the Redwood Parks Conservancy both were sharing literature and information next to the Del Norte Child Care Council’s activities booth. 

People didn’t just come for the music and trinkets though, the Del Norte & Tribal Lands Community Food Council is a part of the Market Match program, where EBT recipients can be matched up to $20 with tokens to spend at the Farmers Market allowing those precious dollars to stretch further.

The Downtown Crescent City Farmers & Artisans Market is happening every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the old Bank of America parking lot at 240 H Street in Crescent City. This is not the only market happening this season, with Rural Human Services putting on their Artisan Market in the Crescent City Harbor starting Saturday, June 7 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.