Patrons pick out produce at the Red Fire Farm booth set up under a flowering ornamental pear tree in the plaza between Thornes Marketplace and the E.J. Gare parking garage in Northampton on Tuesday, the first day of the season for Grow Food Northampton’s Tuesday Market. Pandemic safety measures are in place at the farmers market, including mask-wearing, but the capacity has been raised from last year’s 30 patrons at a time to 60.
Patrons pick out produce at the Red Fire Farm booth set up under a flowering ornamental pear tree in the plaza between Thornes Marketplace and the E.J. Gare parking garage in Northampton on Tuesday, the first day of the season for Grow Food Northampton’s Tuesday Market. Pandemic safety measures are in place at the farmers market, including mask-wearing, but the capacity has been raised from last year’s 30 patrons at a time to 60. Credit: STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING

NORTHAMPTON – Tuesday was the opening day of the 2021 30-week season of Grow Food Northampton’s Tuesday Market, held in the plaza between Thornes Marketplace and the E.J. Gare parking garage. The afternoon market, in its fourteenth season, features live music and was able to double capacity this year to 60 patrons compared to last year’s limit of 30.

Kevin Gutting can be reached at kgutting@gazettenet.com.