Find Amazing Vendors At Palisade Farmers Market

The Palisade Farmers Market is open every Sunday featuring local artists, musicians, crafters, wineries, and superb produce from Palisade. Let’s take a look at some of these marvelous vendors.

The Palisade Farmers Market is a good way to get out of the house on a Sunday morning and support local vendors. The first vendor I had the pleasure of interviewing is owned by Anna Romero. Anna is a 13-year-old with her own business. She has been at the Palisade Market since she was 8 years old. She was born and raised here and sells products such as hot pads, ice packs, pot holders, etc. All of these products are handmade by Anna. Anna gave a background on how she started her business. She said, “My grandma in Denver is a quilter, and one day I was watching her sew. I kept getting closer and closer to her. One day we were joking that one day I would be on her lap watching. She got me a sewing machine for my 8th birthday. I have PTSD, so I use it as therapy.” When asked what she enjoys most about the Palisade Market she said, “I like the people here. They are all really friendly. It’s like a big farmers market family. Everybody helps each other out.” Anna's products really exhibit what an amazing talent she has.

The second vendor I visited is owned by Randy Hill. Randy sells vegetables that he and his wife farm . Randy stated, “I’ve been farming all my life. We raised cows and we had hay. My wife got into raising lavender. We always had a big garden, and so a lot of the time the neighbors would come over and get vegetables. We started selling vegetables off of the farm.” Randy affirmed that all of the vegetables are raised on his farm, except for the sweet corn. Randy was originally born and raised in Iowa. When asked how long he has been at the Palisade Market he said, “Don’t hold me to this, but somewhere between 8 to 10 years. We’ve been here a long time.” Randy’s favorite part about the market is “people”. He enjoys “the customers and just talking to people, and discussing farming.” He stated, “A lot of the gardeners are having problems and they will say, ‘Are you having problems with tomatoes?’ And I’ll say, ‘Yeah. Well, I’m having that too, so don’t feel bad that we are having the same problem’. It’s a small world sometimes.”

The Farmers Market is open from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. every Sunday till October the 9th. So come on out and support these local vendors!