The Downtown Sacramento Farmers Market located on Capitol Mall comes to an end this Wednesday after being extended through October. The market runs from May to September, but this year the Downtown Sacramento Partnership decided to extend it after consulting with farmers and vendors. This has benefited farmers like Federico Toledo of Lodi, who says last year was difficult due to the loss of a lot of crops . Between 30 and 50 vendors attend the Wednesday market throughout the season, and most of them support each other in growing their businesses. “It’s also great for vendors who use these products to make their products, so KC Kombucha buys their products at the market and the next week they sell them at kombucha,” said Madelyn Smith of the Downtown Sacramento Partnership. The farmer’s market attracts several thousand people a week, including people who use EBT to shop for groceries. A few extra weeks at Capitol Mall not only means extra income for him and others, but also for new vendors this month. Mafer Evans, which sells homemade tortillas, tamales, chips and salsa, missed the opportunity to rejoin in the spring and instead signed up for the opening waitlist. However, in mid-September she received a call asking her to join. “I was excited about it because we really wanted to get into it because of the type of product we have. We know that the first hour is dedicated to chefs from the Sacramento area,” Evans said. Word of mouth and this type of exposure are key to her business. Even though half of the market’s vendors are farmers, this month was an opportunity for new businesses to make an impact.” We didn’t count on this market, this money, so it was really, really helpful. “Being able to do that over the last four weeks has definitely made an impact,” Evans added.
The Downtown Sacramento Farmers Market located on Capitol Mall comes to an end this Wednesday after being extended through October.
The market runs from May to September, but this year the Downtown Sacramento Partnership, after consulting with farmers and sellers, decided to extend it.
This has benefited farmers like Federico Toledo of Lodi, who says last year was difficult after losing a lot of crops.
The Wednesday market hosts 30 to 50 vendors throughout the season, and most of them support each other in growing their businesses.
“It’s also great for vendors who use these products for their products, so KC Kombucha actually buys their products at the market and then sells them at kombucha the following week,” said Madelyn Smith with the Downtown Sacramento Partnership.
The downtown farmers market attracts several thousand people each week, including people who use EBT to shop for groceries.
A few extra weeks at Capitol Mall not only means extra income for him and others, but also for new vendors this month.
Mafer Evans, which sells homemade tortillas, tamales, chips and salsa, missed the opportunity to rejoin in the spring and instead ended up on the waiting list to open.
However, in mid-September, she received a merger offer.
“I was excited about it because we really wanted to get into it because of the type of product we have. We know the first hour is dedicated to chefs from the Sacramento area,” Evans said.
Word of mouth and this type of exposure are crucial to her business.
Even though half of the market’s vendors were farmers, the opportunity for new businesses this month was impressive.
“We didn’t count on this market, this money, so it was really very helpful. “Being able to do that over the last four weeks has definitely made an impact,” Evans added.
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