Myrtle’s Market re-opens on Earth Day
Area residents and tourists will be able to pick up fresh, local produce this week when Myrtle’s Market re-opens Wednesday for the season.
The farmers market opens 9 a.m. Wednesday – Earth Day – and will feature free hot dogs and popcorn, as well as reusable shopping bags given to shoppers.
The market, at the corner of Mr. Joe White Avenue and Oak Street, will be open on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through early October.
Pam Stone, recreation superintendent for Myrtle Beach, said she hopes to get more vendors and shoppers into the market, which this year will feature periodic special events, including cookouts, live music and possibly cooking contests.
“We’re also going to offer logoed aprons to vendors,” Stone said.
For more information, contact Troy Marron at 918-4906.
Contact MAYA T. PRABHU at 444-1722 or on Twitter @TSN_mprabhu.
Farmers markets opening for the season
Myrtle’s Market in Myrtle Beach will open Wednesday. Here’s the rundown of when others will open:
Carolina Forest Farmers Market
WHERE | Carolina Forest Rec Center, 2254 Carolina Forest Blvd.
WHEN | Opens May 7
HOURS | 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursdays
Conway Farmers Market
WHERE | 217 Laurel St.
WHEN | Opens May 2
HOURS | 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays
Georgetown Farmers Market
WHERE | 122 Screven St.
WHEN | Opens May 2
HOURS | 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays
Myrtle Beach Farmers Market
WHERE | Deville Street in The Market Common
WHEN | Opens June 6
HOURS | 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays
North Myrtle Beach Farmers Market
WHERE | First Avenue South between library and City Hall
WHEN | Opens May 1
HOURS | 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays
Pawleys Island Farmers Market
WHERE | TBA
WHEN | Opens May 6
HOURS | 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays
Surfside Beach Farmers Market
WHERE | Corner of Surfside Drive and Poplar Drive North
WHEN | Opens May 5
HOURS | 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays
Coastal Carolina University Farmers Market
WHERE | Prince Lawn on the CCU campus
WHEN | April 29 only
HOURS | 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Conway Medical Center Farmers Market
WHERE | Singleton Ridge Road
WHEN | May 8 through Aug. 28
HOURS | 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. every other Friday
SOURCE | Waccamaw Market Cooperative, www.waccamawmarkets.org
This story was originally published April 21, 2015 at 1:00 AM with the headline "Myrtle’s Market re-opens on Earth Day."