Farmers Market season begins
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Ellis Keene, 2 1/2, swings between his parents Taylor and Kameron Keene after the family purchased sweet treats from American Pie. The Keenes, of Washington, frequent the Main Street Farmers Market every year, and always pick up bread and oil along with something sweet.
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Winifred the dachshund eyes up Spring House chocolate milk during her first Main Street Farmers Market trip of the year. “We come every Thursday to get bread, when peaches are in season we get peaches. And chocolate milk,” said Joe Fulton, of East Washington.
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Eddie Martinez talks all things BroChachos Salsa with farmers market guests Thursday afternoon, during the first Main Street Farmers Market of the season. Martinez has been a staple at the market for years.
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Eliza, Ada Jean and Cordy Brumley cool off with Wu’s Shaved Ice Thursday, during the first Main Street Farmers Market of the season. The three sisters have attended the market with their parents Kim and Scott Brumley since before they could walk.
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Peggy Brumley is, at 4 weeks, perhaps the youngest Main Street Farmers Market attendee. “It’s her first market,” said Kim Brumley, whose family has attended the market regularly for years.
The band played on, and Cordy, Ada Jean and Eliza Brumley enjoyed a cool treat from Wu’s Shaved Ice. For the sisters, who attended the first Main Street Farmers Market of the season with their parents Kim and Scott Brumley, baby sister Peggy, and grandmother Sharon Karnes, Thursday marked the start of a favorite summer tradition. The Community Pavilion on South Main Street in Washington’s downtown was abuzz of activity as people browsed vendors, grabbed a late lunch or an after-dinner treat, and strolled the market to the tune of live music. The Main Street Farmers Market runs from 3 to 6 p.m. every Thursday at the Main Street Pavilion through October.