Boca Raton, FL - Grab your shopping bags and head on over to the season’s Grand Opening of the Boca Raton Green Market. New this year is the transfer of Market management from the City of Boca Raton to the Children’s Museum, who will oversee the operations, with the support of Investments Limited, Inc, who owns the site. Now in its eleventh year of being in operation, the Market will take place in the southwest parking lot of Royal Palm Place and will continue to operate each Saturday from November 3 through March 29. Hours are from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm each market day. The location at the intersection of South Federal Highway and South Mizner Boulevard will provide easy access and visibility to the thousands of shoppers who frequent the market throughout the season. Plenty of parking is available adjacent to the Green Market vendor site.
As with all markets operating in the Palm Beach County area, Boca’s Green Market has continually been dedicated to local food production and consumption, produce that travels from farm direct to the dining table, and through the process supporting the Florida Agricultural Industry and the economy of our South Florida area. Each Saturday, fresh locally-grown fruits and vegetables as they become available in their individual growing seasons---along with fresh herbs, soaps & lotions, juices, fresh cut flowers, plants, fresh baked goods, prepared foods, oils & vinegars, gourmet foods, organic foods and fresh seafood as available, fresh pasta ---are available for purchase. Community service organizations are also on hand from time to time to share information or to promote a special group project.
"Best of all, Boca’s Green Market has become ‘thee’ place to visit on Saturday mornings----where friends come together for a quick cup of fresh coffee and where friends depart with shopping bags filled with the freshest of produce---all taking place in an outdoor market setting in the heart of beautiful downtown Boca Raton,” states Poppi Mercier, Executive Director of the Children’s Museum. “As is often heard by vendors and shoppers alike, it’s just a ‘fun’ place to be on Saturday morning in a relaxed atmosphere, a place for the entire family to enjoy a few hours in the out-doors.”
Several special activities, promotions and customer giveaways are planned at various times throughout the Market season. The Market may also include on-stage entertainment, area musicians or musical groups who are interested in volunteering to perform are requested to call the Market office at (561)368-6875.
The Market is organized by the Children’s Museum and sponsored by the Boca Raton Community Redevelopment Agency, Downtown Merchant Association, Palm Beach County, Mercantile Bank, Florida Health and Chiropractic Medicine, Farm Credit of South Florida, Palm Beach County Agricultural Enhancement Committee and “FRESH from FLORIDA,” a promotional campaign of Florida’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs.
For additional information, or, if interested in participating in the Boca Raton Green Market, please call the Market office at (561) 368-6875 or (561) 239-1536.
