{"id":22902,"date":"2025-04-01T22:19:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T04:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/what-to-expect-this-season-at-the-dolores-farmers-market\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T22:19:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T04:19:58","slug":"what-to-expect-this-season-at-the-dolores-farmers-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/what-to-expect-this-season-at-the-dolores-farmers-market\/","title":{"rendered":"What to expect this season at the Dolores Farmers Market"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An archived photo from a past farmers market in Dolores. (Journal file photo)<\/span>du1-i-syn<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

The town of Dolores is back to managing the farmers market, and it had a workshop before its board meeting on March 24 to talk about how it\u2019ll run this year.<\/p>\n

About 30 people showed up to the meeting.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a good turnout,\u201d said Town Manager Leigh Reeves. \u201cWe heard from everyone and kind of went from there.\u201d<\/p>\n

The market will start June 4, the first Wednesday of the month, and end the last Wednesday in October. It\u2019ll be back in Flander\u2019s Park this year.<\/p>\n

Last season, the market\u2019s manager quit after the town refused to give her money to pay musicians to play at the market. Reeves said she hadn\u2019t requested the money in advance, so the town didn\u2019t budget for it.<\/p>\n

A few people at the meeting Monday brought up music at the market \u2013 and last year\u2019s lack of it \u2013 and expressed concern about payments to musicians.<\/p>\n

Reeves said the town allocated money to pay them this year, so there will be music at the market.<\/p>\n

A lot of community members spoke in support of keeping the market free to vendors.<\/p>\n

As one vendor at the meeting said, \u201cIt\u2019s the reason we have as many of the vendors we have.\u201d<\/p>\n

At all other farmers markets in the area, vendors have to pay a seasonal fee of anywhere from $120 in Mancos to upwards of $600 in Durango \u2013 the Dolores town board voted to keep its market free for vendors.<\/p>\n

The board did agree to add one rule, which is that vendors cannot start setting up until 2 p.m.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s because last year, one vendor set up first thing in the morning to secure a good spot, and came back later on to their things gone, said Reeves.<\/p>\n

A few people brought up the \u201cflea market items\u201d some vendors sell, and questioned whether such items should be segregated from food, produce and homemade goods. The board didn\u2019t implement any rule regarding where people can or cannot set up.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to it getting back to its roots in Flander\u2019s and run by the town,\u201d Reeves said. \u201cAnd when I say run by the town, I really mean run by the people in the market, because the town isn\u2019t doing much running.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s still the \u201clawless\u201d market it\u2019s always been\u2013 with the only rule being that vendors can\u2019t set up before 2 p.m.<\/p>\n

If you are a musician or you know one who\u2019s interested in playing at the market, contact Leigh Reeves via email at Leigh@townofdolores.com<\/a> to secure your spot!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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