ZIONSVILLE FARMERS MARKET IS BACK ON MAIN STREET Writer / Megan Arszman Photography Provided
they realized a return to the market’s roots was necessary.
Filling your cotton shopping bag with the season’s brightest, ripest, grown locally fruits and vegetables has become a seasonal tradition for most Hoosiers thanks to the growth in popularity for farmers markets. It’s a highlight on the Zionsville community calendar every Saturday, and this year, it’s back on Main Street and highlighted on the bricks, ready to serve the community of residents and merchants.
“The response was that the community loved having the market in the village, and how much of an impact it had on not only the community, but also the businesses that are permanently on Main Street,” Pezet says. “There was a boost to the traffic, the community and the energy that surrounds the market every Saturday, and that was really missed as well. So, we were eager to get back to the village.”
Due to construction and the need for extra social distancing space, the 2020 version saw the Zionsville Farmers Market at Town Hall. It wasn’t until the market’s president, Danielle Pezet, and the rest of her board received feedback from the community that
One of the new initiatives for the market was meant to celebrate that sense of community and partnership between the brick-and-mortar shops as well as the tented shops throughout the farmers market. TownePost.com / JULY 2021 / ZIONSVILLE MAGAZINE / 11
