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Bellingham Farmers Market
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The Bellingham Farmers' Market supports local sustainable agriculture by connecting the public with local farmers, artisans, and other producers in an economically viable marketplace.
Hundreds of people gather around vendors, waiting to purchase fresh produce and hand-crafted items. Shoppers stroll by carrying bunches of flowers, bags of fresh produce and loaves of bread. Folks reach for the change in their pocket and place it in instrument cases for the street musicians. It is Bellingham's Market Day!
The Bellingham Farmers Market, just a dream in the early 1990's has become one of the largest markets in Washington State, and a destination location for tourists and locals alike. It began when two Western Washington University students had a vision to have locally grown produce sold in a downtown urban location. They approached local community member, Del Lowry, who worked cooperatively with them to gain the support of several key farmers and city officials. Today Lowry's efforts are acknowledged as an important contribution to forming the Market.
