For some of us─maybe a lot of us─beer is, to put it bluntly, a food group.  It's humanity's second-oldest beverage and (after water and tea) still the third most popular!

After the Market on June 2, come back to the street between 4pm and 9pm.  Join us as we taste dozens and dozens of brews crafted by local and regional breweries and sample comestibles from Espana and Lot 2─all to a background of great live music!

Cost is $25 in advance or $30 at the gate.

Thanks to Jake's Cigars, the Beercade, Krug Park, and the Waiting Room for bringing this effervescent event to Benson!

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CLICK HERE.

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The Market now accepts credit and debit cards on behalf of its vendors for all purchases.  For shopping, denominated tokens called "market bucks" may be purchased at the Market booth and will be accepted by any Market vendor.  Large purchases from a single vendor can also be paid at the Market booth.  There is no charge to either vendors or customers for this service.

The Market honors EBT cards for qualified purchases under the USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly called "food stamps".  EBT cards may be used at the Market booth to purchase specially-denominated tokens that can be used to purchase foods and food plants. 

The Market will also redeem Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) and WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program (WIC FMNP) vouchers.

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STILL PLANNTING THAT GARDEN?

Don't let the unseasonably early spring mislead you─there's plenty of time left to get your garden started or to add some last-minute selections.  Some crops, like bush beans, paste tomatoes, and some greens (like mustards) and herbs benefit from "succession planting"─adding one or more plants at 10- to 14-day intervals for season-long production.   

Shop the Market for live plants from vendors like Big Muddy Urban Farm, Blooms Organic, Parsons Gardens, and Rawhide Creek Tomatoes.