The Lawrence Farmers Market will soon host the Local Food Cup, which will bring some family-friendly competition and fun to an upcoming market day with extended hours.
The event, coming up June 27, is “designed to showcase the region’s agricultural abundance while creating a fun and engaging experience for customers,” according to a news release from the organization.
“Customers can join in the fun by choosing their favorite local food team and following along as the competition unfolds throughout the month,” according to the market’s event page. “Will Team Tomato claim victory? Or will Team Corn, Team Beets, or Team Berry take home the title?”
The market is asking customers to make their voices heard on the Local Food Cup Bracket through social media voting and voting in person at the information booth on Saturday, June 20, ahead of the event.
The event will feature food team merch, local food tastings, a soccer shootout, giveaways, Algerian-inspired recipes, a dunk tank with Mayor Brad Finkeldei and Douglas County Commissioner Patrick Kelly, and more, according to info from the market.
The market will be open an extra hour and a half later than usual, from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 27, in its usual parking lot at 824 New Hampshire St. The Local Food Cup activities will begin at 9 a.m.
The market has earned a $100,000 Farmers Market Promotion Program grant through the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service that will help it expand its outreach, host more events, enhance visitor data collection and more, according to the release.
The Lawrence Farmers Market is also turning 50 years old this year. Later this summer, on Saturday, Aug. 8, the market will hold a 1970s-themed celebration, “throwing it back to the Market’s origins in 1976.”
The market’s regular hours are 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. each Saturday morning through Nov. 21.
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