The sights and sounds of a farmers market are coming back to Goochland Courthouse next year.

Keith Flannagan said last Friday that The Center for Rural Culture (CRC) would operate a market at Grace Episcopal Church in Goochland Courthouse every Saturday from May 5 through October 20 next year.

The weekly event will be called the Goochland Community Farmers Market, said Flannagan, who is the current Treasurer of CRC.

CRC, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, did not operate a market this year after a falling out with its executive director Lisa Dearden, who eventually resigned and opened a for profit market in Centerville.

“It was too late to do it last year. We went through all that trouble and everybody was worn out,” said Flannagan, who said he would serve as volunteer market manager in 2012. Flannagan said his term as treasurer is ending, with Ken Hatcher taking his place in January.

Flannagan said the newly named market would have 35-40 total vendors with the expectation that at least 20-25 would be present each week. “We will have anchor vendors who can carry the market,” said Flannagan. “Everyone will know they can come and buy some produce and meat each week.”

Enthusiasm for CRC reopening the market is high, said Flannagan.

“A lot of people have come to us wanting the market to come back,” he said. “The market is basically the Froots of The Center for Rural Culture.”

For more information on the Goochland Community Farmers Market, contact them at:

Center for Rural Culture
P.O. Box 639
3009 River Road West
Goochland , VA 23063
         
Or email them at farmersmarketgoochland@gmail.com .