Ventura, CA - The Downtown Ventura Certified Farmers’ Market has reached a milestone celebrating its 40th birthday on Saturday, April 25th, on the 200 block of Main Street, in Downtown Ventura. The free celebration will run from 8:00am to 12 noon with a special presentation at 8am.
Everyone in the community is welcome to enjoy free customer giveaways, fun activities for kids, and live music entertainment. The mayor will deliver a special proclamation to the Market at 8am, celebrating its 40 years of continually providing local food to the Ventura area.
Originally launched in Downtown to help revitalize the area, the market has grown over the years and is currently based at its fourth site on Main Street. The market provides a home for over 50 different farming families to participate throughout the year and distributes almost $100,00 dollars annually in food assistance programs for the community.
Ventura County Certified Farmers’ Market Association, a nonprofit farmers’ cooperative, manages the market. For more information, website at www.vccfm.org, call (805) 529-6266.