Vendors Open 14th Season Of Oconee Farmers Market With Vegetables, Baked Goods, Grass-Fed Beef

Twelve vendors, offering grass-fed beef, pasta, fresh vegetables, plants, soaps, dog biscuits, and other items, turned out Saturday for the soft launch of the 14th season of Oconee Farmers Market.

The vendors set up booths at 8 a.m. in front of the Courthouse in Watkinsville, as they will every Saturday now until the end of November, and remained in place until the 1 p.m. closing.

The crowd was very light at the beginning, but it began to build as the morning wore on and the temperature warmed.

David Court, a one-man-band playing harmonica, mountain dulcimer and foot tambourine, provided the music, which had some of the smaller customers dancing and smiling to his beat.

Court’s repertoire included Celtic fiddle tunes, American folk music and songs from the 1960s and 1970s.

For additional pictures from the Market launch as well as additional information on the offerings of vendors, please go to Oconee County Observations.

Pictured: Musician Court And Vendor Joy Redmond.