Mobile Markets Come to Metro Link Stops

ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) – On this, the First Day of Spring, commuters will be getting a taste of the season and not just today.  Metro is starting a new program called, “The Farm to Family Naturally Mobile Market.”

It is a partnership between Metro and the Sappington Farmers Market to bring fresh fruits and vegetables to parts of town where they can be hard to find. The markets will be held at several Metrolink and Metro bus locations, and will feature seasonal locally grown produce once a week.

Along with fruits and vegetables the mobile market will also be selling eggs, jams and jellies, relishes, and fresh bread.

The markets will be a several Metrolink stations and will feature seasonal, locally grown produce once a week. Here’s the schedule:

Tuesday:  Delmar Loop Station 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday: Riverview-Hall Street Transit Center 9 a.m. to 12 noon
Wednesday: North Hanley Metrolink 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Fridays: Emerson Park Metrolink Station in East St. Louis 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The program begins at the end of March and runs until October.  Visit the Farm to Family Mobile Market website and Metrostlouis.org.