Doylestown Farmers Market Turns 50; Commemorative Marker Unveiled

DOYLESTOWN BOROUGH, PA ? A new commemorative tile celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Doylestown Farmers Market was unveiled on Saturday.

The marker, created by the TileWorks, features the market?s logo, the years 1975 to 2025 and a tribute to Trauger?s Farm, which has been a vendor at the market for 50 years.

Market manager Kelly Unger was joined at the unveiling by Mayor Noni West, members of borough council and market vendors and supporters.

?I would like to thank everyone standing here because you all had a part in making this happen in some form or another,? she said.

Mayor Noni West with members of the Doylestown Borough Council. (Jeff Werner/Patch)

The marker, she said, was the idea of Susan Pierson, the president of the Bucks County Foodshed Alliance, the parent organization of the farmers market, and was inspired by Rutherford?s Camera.

Unger also gave a shoutout to Laura Trauger, whose farm has been a vendor at the Doylestown market for all 50 years, before the official unveiling of the commemorative marker.

?Thank you to TileWorks for their amazing work,? said Unger. ?And a shoutout to Pat Achilles for her amazing illustration and Amanda Gerace who made it into a tile. With that we open the market.?

Following the unveiling, Doylestown Borough Mayor Noni West read a proclamation marking the milestone occasion.

?Today Doylestown Borough thanks the farmers market for 50 years of providing fresh produce and locally sourced products to our residents,? said West. ?You bring joy to our town from April to November,? she said of the market, which has its roots in Buckingham.

The market is now held every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at South Hamilton Street between Oakland and West State Street.

Fresh produce at the Doylestown Farmers Market. (Jeff Werner/Patch)