Needle-felted suri alpaca fiber art for sale at the Elbert County Marketplace in the Casey Jones Pavilion in Elizabeth. The marketplace is held every first, third, and fifth Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Casey Jones Pavilion.
Needle-felted suri alpaca fiber art for sale at the Elbert County Marketplace in the Casey Jones Pavilion in Elizabeth. The marketplace is held every first, third, and fifth Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Casey Jones Pavilion. Credit: PHOTO COURTESY OF ELBERT COUNTY MARKETPLACE

In the shade of numerous pine trees, the lively and eclectic Elbert County Marketplace in Elizabeth is back for the season. The market runs from April to December and features local farmers, artisans and other vendors. People selling everything from farm-fresh produce to handmade crafts line the Casey Jones Pavilion and adjacent parking lot. Some Saturdays there is even live music.

Kelly Smith, photographed last year, is the owner and operator of the Larkspur Farmers Market and sells an array of produce, eggs and homemade canned goods at the Elbert County Marketplace.
Kelly Smith, photographed last year, is the owner and operator of the Larkspur Farmers Market and sells an array of produce, eggs and homemade canned goods at the Elbert County Marketplace. Credit: PHOTO BY NICKY QUINBY

Shaina Borah, owner of Forest Trail Farm, helps organize the Marketplace. Borah said their opening weekend for the summer season was a great one and will hopefully be an indicator of the coming season. “We vary from 25 to 30 vendors typically, some indoors and some outdoor. It’s a small market that we’re trying to grow,” she shared.

Borah said the market gets a nice rotating mix of local vendors as well as some regular vendors. “A mix of artists, food producers, small businesses, and farmers,” she said. “We plan to have produce at all of the summer markets this year. On any given Saturday you might find locally grown produce, plants, jams/pickles, baked goods, gourmet mushrooms, salsas, coffee beans/teas, etc. we’ve tried to keep a nice variety.”

Shaina Borah, from the Elizabeth-based Forest Trail Farm, helps organize the Elbert County Marketplace and sells all sorts of sourdough baked goods, including cinnamon rolls and maple sourdough.
Shaina Borah, from the Elizabeth-based Forest Trail Farm, helps organize the Elbert County Marketplace and sells all sorts of sourdough baked goods, including cinnamon rolls and maple sourdough. Credit: PHOTO COURTESY OF ELBERT COUNTY MARKETPLACE

The Elbert County Marketplace takes place on the first, third and fifth Saturdays of each month from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Casey Jones Pavilion in Elizabeth, 4189 Highway 86.

More information about the Marketplace is available at https://marketspread.com/market/21488/elbert-county-marketplace/ or on the Marketplace Facebook page at facebook.com/ElbertCountyMarketplace.

Ramah-based Good Shepherd Coffee Roasters was among vendors at the Elbert County Marketplace on May 3.
Ramah-based Good Shepherd Coffee Roasters was among vendors at the Elbert County Marketplace on May 3. Credit: PHOTO COURTESY OF ELBERT COUNTY MARKETPLACE

Elbert County News previously wrote about the Elbert County Marketplace at coloradocommunitymedia.com/2024/08/21/elbert-county-marketplace-is-perennial-treat/.

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