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Bloomington Community Farmers' Market To Open Saturday

Vendors at Bloomington's Farmers' Market.
Vendors at Bloomington's Farmers' Market.

The first city-run farmers' market of the season will take place on Saturday, April 3.

The Bloomington Community Farmers' Market, held in the Showers Commons next to Bloomington City Hall, will be open 8 a.m.-1 p.m. every Saturday through November.

Forty-eight farm vendors and five food and beverage vendors are slated to appear at this year's market.

According to the city's website, this includes Schooner Creek Farm, which is co-owned by Sarah Dye. The 2019 market was marred by controversy involving accusations of racism against Dye related to her alleged ties to a white supremacist group. 

FROM SEPTEMBER 2019:  Demonstrators Protest, Refuse To Move From Front Of Schooner Creek Farm's Market Stand

The controversy led to the creation of two new independently-run farmer's markets in Bloomington. 

Emma Atkinson is a reporter for WTIU and WFIU News and the anchor of regional newscasts for All Things Considered. She's originally from Champaign, Ill. and graduated from IU with a Bachelor's degree in journalism in 2019. Emma has previously worked as a reporter in Kampala, Uganda and Ketchikan, Alaska.