Monroe’s Farmers Market scores top honors in national competition

Monroe”™s Farmers Market was named best for the Northeast and took third place for the nation in the 13th annual America”™s Farmers Market Celebration, a popular-vote competition coordinated by American Farmland Trust and the Farmers Market Coalition.

Monroe”™s Farmers Market received 4,401 votes in an online poll conducted between June 21 and Sept. 19. The market, which is held every Friday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in front of Monroe Town Hall, received nearly twice as many votes as the second-place finisher in the Northeast region, the Trumbull Farmers Market.

The nationwide winner of the competition was Missouri”™s Columbia Farmers Market, which received 10,500 votes.

In an interview with The Monroe Sun, Kelly Plunkett, Monroe”™s market manager, expressed appreciation for the strong showing in this year”™s competition.

“We”™re grateful to everybody who took the time to cast their votes in support of our farmers”™ market,” said Plunkett. “Our goal was number one in the state. To get any further than that was a plus.”