Vermillion Area Farmer’s Market winds down with fall season
The Vermillion Area Farmer’s Market is held Thursdays and Saturdays at the Clay County Fairgrounds. With the Summer season winding down, the hours are changing. The Saturday Markets are from June through September from 9 a.m. to noon. Thursday Markets are from May to October from 3 to 7 p.m. The winter market will be held two Saturdays each month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Amy Schweinle, the dean of the School of Education at the University of South Dakota, as well as the board president of the Vermillion Area Farmer’s Market, sells herbs and vegetables she grows in her garden at her business, Amy’s Herbs.
“During the summer it’s mostly produce and foods, meat, eggs, honey, breads, and then also some crafts and flowers. During the winter, we do have produce and canned goods, you know, people who have processed foods, but then it switches and we have a little bit more crafts and art,” Schweinle said.
Many of the vendors said the summer season was slow. Linda Lane runs her business, Country Lane, and sells canned goods, baked goods, succulents, jewelry and vegetables.
“It wasn’t my best year, but then it was kind of hard with the weather this year. Everything came in August as opposed to spread out over the summer,” Lane said.
Schweinle said USD students had an impact on the market. She said sometimes, students are vendors at the market too.
“We do see quite a few (USD students) come out to the market, and now that classes are back in session, we do have quite a few who are coming, and I kind of notice an uptick and the other vendors notice the uptick in sales,” Schweinle said.
Wendy Simpson sells spices, rubs, dog treats and other goods at her business, Simpson Spice Shop. Simpson hopes to sell eggs during the winter market.
“I was happy to see everybody back in school.
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We did a little better when they came back, summer was a little slow,” Simpson said.
Schweinle said the farmer’s market is important to the Vermillion community.
“A farmer’s market adds a lot to a community. We’re not just a place to like an outside grocery store. We’re not just that, we’re showcasing the best of this community. This is what this community is—we are the produce, the crafts, the goods that this community has the offer, and we’re also a gathering place,” Schweinle said.
