Downtown Lee’s Summit Farmers Market Transitions to Socially-Distant Walk-Up Market starting Saturday, June 20
The Downtown Lee’s Summit Farmers Market has been given direction from the Jackson County Health Department that it can begin operating a socially-distant walk-up market beginning Saturday, June 20. The Farmers Market will remain in the Abundant Life Church parking lot on Saturdays from 8 am – 12 pm. Vendors will be set-up behind the church in the north parking lot.
Downtown Lee’s Summit Main Street and the Farmers Market Committee offered the farmers market in a drive-thru format for 3 weeks, providing access to local products to over 200 families each week. The new guidelines allow the market to operate a socially-distant, walk-up market at 50% capacity of the parking lot.
“The Abundant Life parking lot gives us more than 100,000 square feet of space to distance our vendors at this time. We have 36 vendors interested in attending and this lot give us plenty of room to accommodate all of them,” said market manager, Ashley Nowell.
The new walk-up format will provide a safe, open-air, low contact way to access locally grown foods. The farmers market will not be a social gathering place – all activities and entertainment have been cancelled and only service animals will be allowed. Hand sanitizer stations will be provided at each entrance and customers are encouraged to wear masks and social distance a minimum of 6 feet. Customers should make a shopping list and shop solo when possible. Pre-order and additional information is available on the Farmers Market website, www.downtownls.org/market.
The farmers market hopes to re-open in Downtown Lee’s Summit in the fall when vendors and customers can safely maintain social distancing requirements in the market lot.
The farmers market will be closed on Saturday, July 4 and will reopen on Saturday, July 11.
The Downtown Lee’s Summit Farmers Market is presented by Saint Luke’s East Hospital and sponsored by Central Bank of the Midwest, Integrity Roofing, Midwest Property Resources, and Security Bank of Kansas City.