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Old 09-01-2024, 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by tophcfa View Post
Thanks, I checked out the link. We went to that event a couple times, it’s not a farmer’s market, it’s more of an arts and crafts event with one small vegetable vendor. Most importantly, the outstanding vendor that sells delicious fresh seafood at the farmer’s market isn’t there.
The market you're referring to is the one on Rolling Acres, next to the golfing range and across the street from Recreation Plantation RV park.

The seafood truck is still there, if you're talking about the people who sell raw shrimp, salmon, sea bass, etc. by the pound. Last time I was there they even had a guy who offered knife sharpening services. Lots of "cottage industry" canned and jarred food products, a gluten-free bakery table, a few "craft-ish" types of tables, and the center table for all fresh produce.

This one is the one where the egg lady may or may not show up on random Tuesdays. It used to be run on 441 down in Lady Lake, next to Ye Olde Thrift Shoppe. When the pandemic hit, it shut down, and re-opened on Rolling Acres.

They don't have food trucks anymore but there was one lady last year that served 1/4-pound hotdogs with her specialty salsa on it. I don't know if the food truck thing was a decision of the organizers, or if the food trucks just decided they didn't want to use that location.