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Chillin' at the farmers market

| 02 Jun 2016 | 12:31
    Scott Sorrell enjoys a spoonfull of salad from his wife, Mary, before diving into his vegan burger (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris)
    Scott Sorrell enjoys a spoonfull of salad from his wife, Mary, before diving into his vegan burger (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris)
    Lalibella Dillon attended the market with her grandmother Eiliveen, visiting from Trinidad and Tabago (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris)
    Lalibella Dillon attended the market with her grandmother Eiliveen, visiting from Trinidad and Tabago (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris)
    Steve McVickers of McVick Guitar and Amps, Junior Dabashi of Key Foods (who invites people to use his parking lot while shopping at the farmers market) and David Wallace (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris)
    Steve McVickers of McVick Guitar and Amps, Junior Dabashi of Key Foods (who invites people to use his parking lot while shopping at the farmers market) and David Wallace (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris)
    Connie McComb will carry Reed, her son, for two more weeks. She's discussing future plans for Reed with Nicole Annunziata (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris)
    Connie McComb will carry Reed, her son, for two more weeks. She's discussing future plans for Reed with Nicole Annunziata (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris)
    Isisah Dillon is getting ready to join his sisters marketing ice pops. He's with his dad, Nicholas Dillion (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris)
    Isisah Dillon is getting ready to join his sisters marketing ice pops. He's with his dad, Nicholas Dillion (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris)
    Bobby Kyle, Sara Hulse and Paul Mutzek filled the air with music (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris)
    Bobby Kyle, Sara Hulse and Paul Mutzek filled the air with music (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris)
    Shoppers Noel Jenkins and Curtis Van Ness grab Wonderland's Tea Party menu to show the camera (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris)
    Shoppers Noel Jenkins and Curtis Van Ness grab Wonderland's Tea Party menu to show the camera (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris)
    Who needs texting?Plenty of face-to-face conversations were happening everywhere at the farmers market (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris)
    Who needs texting?Plenty of face-to-face conversations were happening everywhere at the farmers market (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris)
    Tim and Michelle Sims with baby Viviana, tiny sister Leah, and big sister, Ella, enjoying the Milford Farmers Market (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris)
    Tim and Michelle Sims with baby Viviana, tiny sister Leah, and big sister, Ella, enjoying the Milford Farmers Market (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris)
    Two year old Gracie Stoveken enjoyed making her cookie purchase (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris)
    Two year old Gracie Stoveken enjoyed making her cookie purchase (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris)
    Madison O'Grady and her mom, Erin, from Dingmans Ferry are taking it easy in the heat (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris)
    Madison O'Grady and her mom, Erin, from Dingmans Ferry are taking it easy in the heat (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris)
    Sharon Ritz and Amy Tennessen talk about gourmet and wild mushrooms with the Mushroom Man, Warren Coffman (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris)
    Sharon Ritz and Amy Tennessen talk about gourmet and wild mushrooms with the Mushroom Man, Warren Coffman (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris)
    From left: David Wallace, Jolie De Feis, with Bo and Linda Fean on Milford Farmers Market opening day (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris)
    From left: David Wallace, Jolie De Feis, with Bo and Linda Fean on Milford Farmers Market opening day (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris)

By Frances Ruth Harris
MILFORD — The heat drove shoppers to select chilled juices, ice pops, fresh crispy salads, and fat vegan burgers for on-the-spot consumption at opening day for the Milford Farmers Market
The 92-degree heat and a musical performance by Sara Hulse and Bobby Kyle put the crowd in a summer mood. Many carried packages of gourmet foods, farm-fresh products, and gifts to their cars.
A steady surge of traffic to the market, on the grounds of the Grotto Italian Restaurant, kept vendors bustling throughout the day on Sunday.
Junior Dabashi watched as shoppers parked in the lot of his Key Foods supermarket. David Wallace thanked Dabashi for his good will and generous spirit.
Wallace said he was happy to see so many people enjoying music and conversation in addition to the market fare. The once-fledgling farmers market is now an area event, he said.
The environmental non-profit Air Soil Water hosts the market, to be held rain or shine from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Sunday through Oct. 16 at The Grotto, 508 West Harford Street in Milford.