{"id":907,"date":"2018-02-28T13:15:53","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T21:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/?p=62747"},"modified":"2018-02-28T13:15:53","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T21:15:53","slug":"new-farmers-market-launches-at-houghton-park-bringing-fresh-produce-to-north-long-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/new-farmers-market-launches-at-houghton-park-bringing-fresh-produce-to-north-long-beach","title":{"rendered":"New Farmer\u2019s Market Launches at Houghton Park, Bringing Fresh Produce to North Long Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-62749\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/farmers-market-vendor.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Photos by Medina Kabir.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Monday marked the grand opening of a farmer\u2019s market in North Long Beach and despite a chilly afternoon locals stopped by Houghton Park to shop, listen to live music and join in on a free yoga session.<\/p>\n<p>With the addition of the new market, located at the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Harding Street, there\u2019s now<a href=\"http:\/\/lbfresh.org\/eaters\/find-local-food\/farmers-markets\/\"> one every day of the week throughout the Long Beach area.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"6lWsnRd3xA\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/food\/community-invited-to-celebrate-opening-of-first-houghton-park-farmers-market\">Community Invited to Celebrate Opening of First Houghton Park Farmers Market<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Community Invited to Celebrate Opening of First Houghton Park Farmers Market&#8221; &#8212; the Hi-lo\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/food\/community-invited-to-celebrate-opening-of-first-houghton-park-farmers-market\/embed\/#?secret=YvZkkTs7pc#?secret=6lWsnRd3xA\" data-secret=\"6lWsnRd3xA\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The selection of groceries provided at the market had customers seemingly satisfied with the sweet tasting vibrant red strawberries, blood oranges, apples, potatoes, dates, beans avocados and more.<\/p>\n<p>The market also had a food court with prepared items such as lemonade, European yogurt, popcorn, peanuts, tamales, guacamole dips and handmade pitas.<\/p>\n<p>Vice Mayor Rex Richardson made an appearance and expressed his excitement for North Long Beach\u2019s new market. He called it a welcoming and safe environment filled with great residents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople should not be afraid to go to any part of our city, I think they need get to know the community, because there\u2019s really nothing to be afraid of,\u201d Richardson said. \u201cWe have some great things going on in our community to enjoy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Richardson revealed the possibility of adding a beer garden once a month to the farmer\u2019s market, in which case security would be provided and the market\u2019s hours would be extended later into the evening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe addition of the Houghton Park Farmers Market is a welcome addition to the renaissance taking place in Uptown!\u201d said Richardson.<\/p>\n<p>EBT vouchers will be distributed for SNAP benefits using the EBT card. People using their EBT cards are also eligible for a \u201cmarket match\u201d which gives matching funds to buy fresh produce up to $10, according to the farmer\u2019s market organizers.<\/p>\n<p>The market will open every Monday from 2:00PM-6:00PM during the winter. Their summer hours will be from 3:00PM-7:00PM. 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