Gray to Welcome Farmers’ Market

On June 18, Gray will be included in a trend that is sweeping the nation: the local farmers’ market. Twenty years ago only a few farmers’ markets existed around the country, supported by a small collection of dedicated farmers and consumers determined to see local farms succeed.

Today, the Cumberland Farmers’ Market, which runs markets in Cumberland, Freeport, Falmouth, Yarmouth, and now the third Thursday of the month in the Town Hall parking lot in Gray, represents farmers from 23 towns spanning six counties.

“Thirteen years ago we started as the Cumberland Market,” says market manager Leslie Fitzgerald. “Five y....